Super Typhoon Sinlaku Causes 150 Mph Winds, Flooding in U.S. Territories

Milwaukee, WI – This week, the American Red Cross deployed Representative Ryan Clancy to Guam, and subsequently to Saipan, to help on the ground with post-typhoon disaster relief. In addition to disasters in southeast Wisconsin, Rep. Clancy has deployed for Hurricanes Harvey, Dorian, Laura, Ian and Helene, wildfires in Hawaii, and to assist Afghan refugees at Wisconsin’s Fort McCoy. 

Super Typhoon Sinlaku is the most intense typhoon on record so far in 2026, with winds hitting 150 miles-per-hour at its height. The extent of the damage is not yet fully known; Rep. Clancy’s relief work in Guam and Saipan has focused on disaster relief and sheltering.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), World Meteorological Society, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), among many other evidence-based organizations, all confirm the scientific consensus that carbon pollution and climate change are exacerbating extreme weather conditions like typhoons and hurricanes. The Milwaukee area itself experienced a 1000 year flooding event just last year, and is currently under a state of emergency for flooding.

Rep. Ryan Clancy (D-19) released the following statement:

“I’m very proud to be part of the American Red Cross’ ongoing relief efforts in Guam, Saipan, and other parts of the Marianas hit hard by Super Typhoon Sinlaku. In many cases, we’re the first folks that people see outside of their friends and family post-disaster. This work, and the insight we can gain from it to apply to other disasters, is more critical now than ever. 

As someone with experience volunteering for the Red Cross in a variety of post-disaster scenarios, I feel deeply obligated to directly apply that experience where and when it’s most helpful. Of course, we’re here to provide logistical and material support to the people of the Marianas, but they’re the ones who will direct and continue this work.

The people of the Marianas will also need substantial relief funding from the U.S. federal government to fully rebuild – our federal colleagues must collaborate to make that happen as quickly as possible.”