Super Typhoon Sinlaku

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Posting Date: April 14, 2026, 11:00:00 AM

Super Typhoon Sinlaku, the strongest tropical cyclone so far of 2026, is making landfall over Saipan and Tinian in the Mariana Islands this evening local time as a Saffir-Simpson Category 4 storm, the strongest typhoon to strike so close to Saipan and Tinian since Category 5 Super Typhoon Yutu in 2018.  A typhoon warning was in effect for other parts of the Northern Mariana Islands, which are home to more than 47,000 people. Guam, another U.S. territory nearby to the west, was under a typhoon watch.  “Devastating damage is possible,” the National Weather Service warned, noting specifically the danger from airborne debris. Homes with metal roofs will likely be destroyed, it said, and water and electricity will be unavailable for days and perhaps weeks after the storm passes.

ALERT™ subscribers can download similar stochastic event (SSE) IDs for Super Typhoon Sinlaku's impacts in the Marianas from the Downloads tab of this posting on the ALERT website. Compatible with Touchstone® and Touchstone Re™, the SSEs were selected based on the event’s track, minimum central pressure, estimated winds, forward speed, and landfall angle, with a focus on impacts in the northern Marianas. They should only be used with exposures in Saipan, Rota, Guam, and Tinian.

Saipan International Airport experienced gusts over 100 mph for over a period ten hours, with a peak gust so far of 130 mph. To the south, Guam International Airport observed a peak gust of 87 mph. Storm surge of up to 15 feet was forecast for Tinian and Saipan as the storm approached. As the storm is ongoing at the time of this update, little is known so far regarding the extent of damage.

While no additional postings are currently planned, we will continue to monitor the aftermath of this event and could make updates if warranted. In the meantime, please contact your Verisk representative with any additional questions regarding Super Typhoon Sinlaku.

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Posting Date: April 14, 2026, 11:00:00 AM

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Similar Stochastic Event IDs

Note: These lists give event IDs taken from our stochastic catalog that have similar characteristics as Super Typhoon Sinlaku.

Product	File Type	Description	Download
TOUCHSTONE / Re	Excel (xls)	Selected set of stochastic events, with Readme in Excel format
TOUCHSTONE / Re	CSV (csv)	Selected set of stochastic events, formatted for import into Touchstone/Re