Infrared satellite image of the remnant of former Typhoon Neoguri off the coast of Japan and Typhoon Bualoi at Category 4 strength north-northwest of Guam on Oct. 22, 2019. The gray lines show path histories of each typhoon.

At a Glance

A pair of tropical cyclones, Neoguri and Bualoi, impacted Japan and the Northern Marianas, respectively.Neoguri brushed Japan, dumping heavy rain over areas waterlogged from Hagibis over a week ago.Bualoi raked through the Northern Mariana Islands, north of Guam.

A pair of tropical cyclones over the Western Pacific Ocean impacted parts of Japan and the Northern Mariana Islands, but apparently spared each the worst.

Tropical Storm Neoguri brushed through Japan, bringing soaking rain

Wind shear from its interaction with the jet stream gave Neoguri Its messy appearance on satellite imagery.

Neoguri produced 4 to 9 inches of rain in 48 hours in parts of Honshu, Japan, including areas near Tokyo, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

While nowhere near as heavy as the record-smashing rain from Typhoon Hagibis just over one week prior, this rain triggered some alerts for flooding and ground-loosening from the JMA.

According to the , at least 79 were killed and 2,400 homes were damaged or destroyed by flooding from Hagibis.

(PHOTOS: Massive Flooding in Japan From Typhoon Hagibis)

Bualoi Passes North of Guam, Saipan and Tinian

Typhoon Bualoi (pronounced byoo-AL-oy) intensified to a Category 3 equivalent storm as it tracked through the Northern Mariana Islands on October 21.

The eye was closest to Anatahan, an unpopulated island that also experienced direct impacts from Hagibis.

The National Weather Service in Guam issued a typhoon warning for the islands of Saipan and Tinian, and a tropical storm warning for Agrihan, Pagan and Alamagan in the Northern Mariana Islands.

Bualoi then intensified into a -equivalent typhoon after passing the Northern Marianas.

Given the more northern path of Bualoi, impacts in Guam were minimal, with just a few showers on the typhoon's outer edge and high surf, according to NWS-Guam.

Fortunately, Bualoi was expected take a sharp enough north-then-northeast curl to keep it away from Japan, as it eventually gets caught up in the jet stream.

Two weeks ago, Hagibis underwent one of the most startling rates of rapid intensification when it was near the Marianas, growing from a tropical storm to a Category 5 equivalent super typhoon in only 24 hours from Oct. 6 to 7.

Hagibis brought bands of heavy rain and gusty winds to the Northern Mariana Islands, including Guam and Saipan, late Oct. 7 into Oct. 8.

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