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(Eagle News) – Isabela was placed under Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) no. 2 late Thursday evening after typhoon Ompong (international name Mangkhut) further barreled near Northern Luzon with wind speeds comparable to 2016 supertyphoon Lawin, and with a 900 kilometer diameter that even exceeded 2013 whopper typhoon Yolanda’s 600 kilometer-size. Ompong also slowed down a bit, moving west at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour, with maximum sustained of 205 kilometers per […]
(Eagle News) – The country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, placed more areas in Luzon under tropical cyclone signal number, including Metro Manila and Rizal, as typhoon Ompong continued to move towards Northern Luzon packing winds of 205 to 255 kilometers per hour. The eye of the typhoon, with the international name Mangkhut, was located based on all available data at 575 km East Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes (14.8 °N, 129.4 °E ) as of 4 […]
(Eagle News) — A thunderstorm warning has been hoisted over Metro Manila and other nearby provinces. In an advisory issued at 1:21 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds were expected over the National Capital Region, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Nueva Ecija and Cavite within the next two hours. So far, PAGASA said the same conditions were being experienced in Tuy, Balayan and Calaca in Batangas; and […]
(Eagle News) – Disaster and weather officials warned the public of typhoon Ompong’s strong winds and rains that will affect mostly Northern Luzon, including storm surges that will endanger coastal areas. In a press briefing, officials of the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, said that Ompong has a very wide diameter at 900 kilometers which is why it could continue to feed from the seas it is covering and further gain strength. This diameter is even […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Ompong” is expected to make landfall over Cagayan on Saturday, Sept. 15, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its update past 11 a.m., PAGASA said “significant rains,” however, will be experienced in Isabela and Cagayan starting tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 14. PAGASA said the area that will experience the highest rainfall on that day was Aparri. Palawan, Zamboanga Peninsula, Western visayas and the National Capital Region may also experience […]
(Eagle News) — Here is the updated list of class suspension because of supertyphoon “Ompong” from Luzon to Mindanao. Some areas have suspended classes today, Thursday, Sept. 13, while the class suspensions in other areas will start tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 14, until Saturday, Sept. 15 when the supertyphoon is expected to hit land, particularly the northern tip of Cagayan. Metro Manila: • Parañaque City – all levels (public and private), Thursday to Saturday, September […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Mangkhut” has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said “Mangkhut,” which is now called “Ompong,” entered PAR as of 3 p.m. A thunderstorm warning has been hoisted over Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay and Sorsogon; and over Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Batangas, Laguna and Bataan. An advisory has also been hoisted over San Mateo, Tanay and Antipolo in Rizal. […]
(Eagle News) – Heavy rains due to thunderstorms were experienced in Metro Manila Wednesday morning which may persist within the next one to two hours, according to the country’s weather bureau. PAGASA’s thunderstorm advisory no. 1 issued at 9:10 a.m. that the rains being experienced Wednesday morning in Metro Manila are only because of thunderstorms, and not yet because of the typhoon “Mangkhut” which is still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. But the heavy […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over several parts of Metro Manila. In an advisory issued at 9:10 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the warning covers Quezon City, Marikina, Pasig and San Juan. It said the heavy rains, lightning and strong winds may persist within one to two hours in those areas. Residents were also advised to take the necessary precautions against possible flash floods and landslides
(Eagle News)–“Mangkhut” is on track to pass through northern Luzon once it enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Wednesday, Sept. 12. According to PAGASA, the typhoon was located 1390 kilometers east of southern Luzon. The center of “Mangkhut,” which will be named “Ompong” once it enters PAR, is packing maximum sustained winds of 200 kilometers per hour, and gustiness of up to 245 kilometers per […]
(Eagle News) — Super typhoon “Mangkhut” has further intensified as it continued to move westward towards Luzon, as forecasters predicted that the super typhoon could reach wind speeds nearing the intensity of supertyphoon Haiyan upon its expected entry into the country by tomorrow evening, Wednesday, Sept. 12. The eye of typhoon Mangkhut as of 4 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, was located based on all available data at 1,820 km East of Southern Luzon with […]
(Eagle News)–The Phiippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration urged the public to prepare as Typhoon “Mangkhut” further intensifies as it continues to move westward. PAGASA said the typhoon, which is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday evening, will be named “Ompong” locally. Upon entering PAR, “Ompong” is expected to pack maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour, and gustiness of 255 kilometers per hour. The typhoon may traverse the […]
