Is Typhoon Sinlaku a Category 4 hitting Tinian-Saipan?

Analysis Reasoning

Super Typhoon Sinlaku made direct landfall on Tinian and Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands as a Category 4 equivalent storm with sustained winds of 130 mph on the JTWC scale. Multiple forecasts and reports confirm it tracked directly through the area, packing destructive winds consistent with Category 4 intensity.

Cited Sources

• 01
  CBS News

  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-typhoon-sinlaku-remote-us-islands-pacific/

• 02
  National Weather Service via CBS

  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-typhoon-sinlaku-remote-us-islands-pacific/

• 03
  Severe Weather Europe

  https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/super-typhoon-sinlaku-guam-category-5-storm-marianas-western-pacific-mk/

• 04
  AccuWeather

  https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/super-typhoon-sinlaku-strongest-this-year-to-strike-islands/1881136

• 05
  ABC News

  https://abcnews.com/International/super-typhoon-sinlaku-bring-significant-impacts-us-islands/story?id=132006324