Tag: Hanna

TD “Hanna” maintains its strength; monsoon rains to prevail

(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Hanna”  maintained its strength on Sunday, Aug. 4, as it moved north northwestward. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said between today and Tuesday morning, moderate to heavy monsoon rains will still be experienced over Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Mindoro provinces, northern portions of Palawan (including Calamian and Cuyo Islands), Romblon, Aklan, and Antique, with “Hanna” 1,070 km east of Infanta, Quezon. Hanna […]

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LPA east of Catanduanes develops into tropical depression Hanna; monsoon rains still to affect country

  (Eagle News) – The low pressure area east of Virac, Catanduanes has developed into a tropical depression named “Hanna”, according to PAGASA’s weather bulletin. But Hanna “is less likely to make landfall on any part of the country,” the PAGASA update said. At 3:00 AM today, the center of Tropical Depression “Hanna” was estimated based on all available data at°1,095 km East of Infanta, Quezon (15.7°N, 131.8°E) with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers […]

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Weather improvement expected as typhoon ‘Hanna’ exits PAR –PAGASA

MANILA, Aug. 9 (PNA) — Expect a weather improvement in most parts of the country as typhoon “Hanna” is already outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday. In an interview, PAGASA weather observer Lenny Ruiz said typhoon “Hanna” left the PAR at around 3 p.m. on Saturday as it headed toward China. Ruiz said that as the typhoon exited, the southwest monsoon has […]

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‘Hanna’ exits PHL within 24 hours, brings rough sea conditions to Batanes

MANILA, August 8 (PNA) — Typhoon “Hanna” will bring rough to very rough sea conditions to Batanes said the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday. “Stormy weather with rough to very rough seas will prevail over Batanes while rains with gusty winds over northern Cagayan including Calayan and Babuyan group of islands,” PAGASA said on its 5 a.m. weather bulletin Saturday. PAGASA noted that typhoon Hanna was located 380 km north […]

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Weakened typhoon Hanna moves closer to Batanes-Taiwan area

  (Eagle News) — Typhoon “HANNA” (international name: Soudelor) continues to move closer towards the Batanes-Taiwan area as of Friday morning.  PAGASA has already placed Batanes under storm warning signal number two while the Calayan and Babuyan group of islands are now under public storm signal number 1. As of 4 a.m. Aug. 7, the eye of typhoon Hanna was located 485 km East Northeast of Itbayat, Batanes.   It has maximum sustained winds of 165 kph near […]

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Saipan in “state of disaster” as typhoon Soudelor makes direct hit

(Eagle News) — Before entering the Philippines, supertyphoon Soudelor passed over Saipan late Sunday night and early Monday, wreaking havoc on the island as its powerful winds ripped off roofs of homes, toppled power poles and its rains flooding roads and establishments, including power plants. The Pacific Daily News reported that typhoon Soudelor made a direct hit on Saipan which has been delared as in a “state of disaster.” Hundreds of Saipan residents are now  in […]

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Typhoon Hanna (international name Soudelor) enters PAR

  (Eagle News) — Typhoon Hanna (international name: Soudelor) has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility as of Wednesday morning, August 5, according to PAGASA. As of 8 a.m. today, Hanna was located at 1420 kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan with maximum winds of 215 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 250 kilometers per hour. It is forecast to move west northwest at 20 kph. Monsoon rains which may trigger flashfloods and landslides […]

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Strongest typhoon this year, “Soudelor”, to enter country Wednesday afternoon

  (Eagle News) — Typhoon Soudelor, considered as the strongest storm in the world this year, is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday, Aug. 5, and will be called “Hanna” once it enters the country tomorrow. With maximum sustained winds of 210 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 245 kilometers per hour, Soudelor is considered a supertyphoon. The country’s weather bureau. PAGASA, said Soudelor could even be stronger […]

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