
The violent storm aimed at the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam in mid-April 2026.

The powerful storm lashed the northern edge of the continent with damaging winds and drenching rain as it made landfall multiple times.

Widespread flooding affected tens of thousands of people after cyclones Fytia and Gezani drenched the island.

The category 5 hurricane stirred up carbonate sediment near Jamaica in what scientists believe is the largest such event in the satellite record.