Extreme N. Luzon affected by northeasterly surface windflow (Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the Philippines. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Administration said cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms, as a result, are expected in Caraga. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains, this time due to […]
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Easterlies affecting PHL: PAGASA
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms are expected in Metro Manila. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country will also experience the same conditions. PAGASA said Northern Luzon will have moderate to strong winds and moderate to rough coastal waters. The […]
PAGASA: Easterlies affecting eastern section of PHL
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the Philippines. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms as a result. The rest of the country, PAGASA said, will experience the same conditions. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. According to the weather bureau, Northern Luzon will have moderate to strong winds […]
Australian beach town of Byron Bay inundated by floodwaters
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – The Australian coastal enclave of Byron Bay, best known for its celebrity residents and idyllic beaches, was inundated by floodwaters Wednesday as severe storms battered stretches of the country’s east. Torrential rain that began Monday proved unrelenting, with more than 250 millimetres (9.8 inches) falling in the area in 24 hours, forcing many shops in the Byron Bay town centre to close as roads were cut off by rising water levels. […]
Australia’s flood-ravaged east braces for more storms
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Thousands of people across eastern Australia have been told to leave their homes as storms bear down on cities and towns still recovering from record deadly flooding just weeks ago. Multiple evacuation orders were issued for the town of Lismore, which was devastated last month when record-high 14.3-meter (47 feet) floodwaters engulfed homes, swept away cars, and stranded locals on the roofs of their homes. Hundreds of people had to be […]
Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country on Monday, March 28. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Zamboanga Peninsula, Palawan, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said these were due to the Low Pressure Area (LPA) estimated 20 km northeast of Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone which […]
52 died in rainy season in Ecuador: officials
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) – An unusually long, intense and destructive rainy season in Ecuador has left 52 people dead and more than 100 injured, officials there said Saturday. In addition, more than 27,000 people were affected by flooding, landslides and building collapses over the past six months, said the National Risk Management Service. Every one of Ecuador’s 24 provinces was affected — with the exception of the Galapagos archipelago, 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) off the […]
PAGASA: Northeasterly surface windflow affecting extreme Northern Luzon
S. Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao affected by easterlies (Eagle News) — The northeasterly surface windflow is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the easterlies are also affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Batanes and Babuyan Islands, as a result, will have cloudy skies with rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Flash […]
PAGASA: Northeasterly surface windflow affecting N. Luzon
(Eagle News) — The northeasterly surface windflow is affecting Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration, Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley will have cloudy skies with light rains as a result. Ilocos Region, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms, this time due to […]
Tornado kills at least 1, destroys homes near US city of New Orleans
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A large tornado destroyed homes and claimed at least one life near the US city of New Orleans on Tuesday night, according to media reports. “Large tornado on the ground in New Orleans! Take shelter now!” tweeted the National Weather Service’s local office at 8:35 pm local time (0235 GMT). “Severe damage to homes” was reported in Arabi, an eastern suburb of New Orleans, according to a Facebook post by […]
Easterlies affecting S. Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Mindanao will also experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies and localized thunderstorms. The weather bureau said the rest of the country will experience the same […]
PAGASA: ITCZ affecting Palawan, Southern Mindanao
(Eagle News) –The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Palawan and Southern Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are, as a result, expected over Palawan. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms, also due […]





