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    Super Typhoon Yutu, 'Strongest Storm Of 2018,' Slams U.S. Pacific Territory

    Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens in the Northern Mariana Islands got lashed with winds of Category 5 intensity. The storm's vast scale and rapid escalation stunned meteorologists.
    by Colin Dwyer Oct 24, 2018 2 minutes
    Super Typhoon Yutu, seen in infrared satellite imagery. See those white outlines at the heart of Yutu's red buzz saw? Those are the Northern Mariana Islands as the storm passed.

    A massive typhoon slammed into a U.S. territory in the west Pacific, lashing the Northern Mariana Islands with gusts of Category 5 intensity Wednesday night local time. Super Typhoon Yutu brought to bear maximum sustained winds of about 180 mph — much more powerful, in other that hit Florida several weeks ago.

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