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by Atish PATEL / Yuichi YAMAZAKI Agence France Presse IZUMI, Japan (AFP) — Millions of people in Japan were under evacuation warnings on Monday as Typhoon Nanmadol brought strong winds and heavy rain to the southwest of the country after making landfall overnight. The powerful system has weakened since arriving on land Sunday evening around Kagoshima city in the southwestern region of Kyushu, but it has still uprooted trees, smashed windows and left rivers […]
Izumi, Japan (AFP) Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall on Japan’s southwestern coast on Sunday evening, the country’s weather agency said, as authorities urged millions to seek shelter from the powerful storm’s rains and wind. “The eye of Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall near Kagoshima city around 7.00pm (1000GMT) on Sunday,” the Japan Meteorological Agency said in a brief statement on their website. © Agence France-Presse
Odette expected to exit PAR by Saturday, Dec. 18 (Eagle News) — Northern Palawan bore the brunt of Supertyphoon Odette (international name Rai) on Friday, December 17, as the howler made its ninth landfall in the town of Roxas that afternoon. With maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 205 km/h, Odette made landfall over Roxas, Palawan at 3:10 p.m. on Friday, according to […]
Odette (int’l name Rai) has made more landfalls than supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan) (Eagle News) — Supertyphoon Odette (international name Rai) has made nine landfalls in the country, exceeding the record of Supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan) which only made six landfalls in 2013. Odette made its latest and ninth landfall at 3:10 p.m. on Friday, December 17, in Roxas, Palawan. Earlier at exactly 12 a.m. Friday, December 17, it made its eighth landfall in La Libertad, […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Odette” made landfall in the vicinity of Liloan, Panaon Island in Southern Leyte, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Thursday, Dec. 16. According to PAGASA, the landfall–its second— took place at 4:50 p.m. Earlier, PAGASA said “Odette” made landfall over Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte at 1:30 p.m. In its 2 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the following areas are under Signal No. 4 as a result: Southern […]
Signal no. 1 raised in several areas in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao (Eagle News) – Tropical depression “Lannie” is now over the Surigao Strait and about to make landfall in the vicinity of southern Leyte, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. PAGASA has also raised tropical cyclone wind signal no. 1 in several areas in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao due to Lannie’s expanse in its 8 a.m. weather bulletin. It has already made […]
by Eva Marie Uzcategui with Cyril Julien in Washington MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, lashing the Gulf Coast of the southern US state with wind and rain but losing strength as it moved inland. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the center of the storm, which was downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane overnight, made landfall in Taylor County along the Gulf Coast of northern Florida. […]
PAGASA’s forecast scenario says signal no. 2 only the highest wind signal that typhoon will reach in PHL if it maintains its northwestward track (Eagle News) — Typhoon “Bising” (international name Surigae) maintained its strength and is expected to bring heavy to intense rains over Eastern Visayas and Bicol region, but is not expected to make landfall as its forecast track shows it would veer away from the Luzon landmass, according to PAGASA. But […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Ulysses” has made its second landfall, this time in the vicinity of Burdeos, Quezon. PAGASA said “Ulysses,” with international name “Vamco,” made the landfall at 11:20 p.m., only minutes after it made its first landfall over Patnanungan, also in that province. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said so far, Signal no. 3 is in effect over the southern portion of Quirino (Maddela, Nagtipunan), the southern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Alfonso […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Ulysses” (international name Vamco) made its second landfall in the vicinity of Burdeos. Quezon at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, within an hour after it made its first landfall in the vicinity of Patnanungan, Quezon, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. With destructive and forceful winds of 150 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 205 km/h, “Ulysses” pummeled areas of Luzon previously hit by supertyphoon Rolly and […]
Rolly to exit on Tuesday, Nov. 3, as another storm grows stronger (Eagle News) – The center of typhoon Rolly (Goni) made its third landfall today, Sunday, Nov. 1, at 5:30 p.m., as it is forecast to weaken further into a severe tropical storm in the next 24 hours. PAGASA said that the center of Typhoon “ROLLY” made landfall in the vicinity of Lobo, Batangas (13.6°N,121,3°E) at 5:30 PM Sunday, and will move generally […]
Ambo has more landfalls than super typhoon Yolanda (Eagle News) — Severe Tropical Storm “Ambo” (international name Vongfong) has maintained its strength as it moves towards Bulacan on Friday night, May 15, after making a record of seven landfalls in the country, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. With maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 165 kph, it is moving northwest at 20 kph. At 7 […]
