Emong makes landfall over Agno, Pangasinan; Signal No. 4 over 3 areas

Typhoon Emong makes landfall in the vicinity of Agno town in Pangasinan late Thursday evening as Signal No. 4 has been hoisted over three areas, PAGASA reported.

As of 10:40 p.m., Emong was monitored over the town of Agno.

The center of the eye of the typhoon was spotted in Agno at 10:40 p.m., packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 150 kilometers per hour and moving eastward slowly. 

As of 11 p.m., the following areas are under Signal No. 4:

• the southwestern portion of La Union (Bangar, Luna, Balaoan, Bacnotan, San Juan, City of San Fernando, Bauang, Caba, Aringay, Agoo, Santo Tomas)
• the western portion of Ilocos Sur (Santa Lucia, Santa Cruz, Tagudin)
• the northern portion of Pangasinan (Agno, Bani, Bolinao, Anda, City of Alaminos, Burgos, Dasol, Mabini, Sual)

Signal No. 3 has been raised in the following:

• the southern portion of Ilocos Norte (Laoag City, San Nicolas, Sarrat, Dingras, Solsona, Nueva Era, City of Batac, Marcos, Paoay, Currimao, Banna, Pinili, Badoc)
• the rest of Ilocos Sur
• the rest of La Union
• the central portion of Pangasinan (Lingayen, Bugallon, Infanta, Dagupan City, San Fabian, Binmaley, Labrador, Sison, Pozorrubio, San Jacinto, Mangaldan, Calasiao, Santa Barbara, Mapandan, San Carlos City, Aguilar)
• Abra
• the western portion of Mountain Province (Besao, Tadian, Sagada, Bauko)
• the western portion of Benguet (Sablan, Kapangan, Mankayan, Tuba, Bakun, Kibungan)
• the extreme northern portion of Zambales (Santa Cruz)

Signal No. 2 was hoisted over the following areas:

• the rest of Ilocos Norte the rest of Pangasinan
• the northern portion of Zambales (Masinloc, Candelaria, Palauig, Iba)
• Apayao
• Kalinga
• the rest of Mountain Province
• the rest of Benguet
• Ifugao
• Batanes
• Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
• the northern and western portions of Isabela (Cordon, City of Santiago, Ramon, San Isidro, Alicia, San Mateo, Cabatuan, San Manuel, Luna, Aurora, Burgos, Roxas, Quirino, Mallig, Delfin Albano, Quezon, Cabagan, Santa Maria, San Pablo, Maconacon, Santo Tomas, Tumauini, Gamu, Ilagan City, City of Cauayan, Reina Mercedes, Naguilian)
• the northwestern portion of Quirino (Diffun)
• the western and central portions of Nueva Vizcaya (Kayapa, Santa Fe, Ambaguio, Aritao, Bambang, Bayombong, Villaverde, Solano, Bagabag, Dupax del Sur, Dupax del Norte, Kasibu, Quezon, Diadi)
• the northwestern portion of Nueva Ecija (Nampicuan, Cuyapo, Talugtug, Lupao, Carranglan, Guimba)
• the northern portion of Tarlac (Mayantoc, Santa Ignacia, Gerona, Pura, Ramos, Anao, San Manuel, Moncada, Paniqui, Camiling, San Clemente)

Further, the following areas are under Signal No.1:

• the rest of Isabela
• the rest of Quirino
• the rest of Nueva Vizcaya
• the northern and central portions of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, Baler, San Luis)
• the rest of Nueva Ecija
• the rest of Tarlac
• the western and central portions of Pampanga (Porac, Floridablanca, Angeles City, Mabalacat City, Magalang, Mexico, Bacolor, City of San Fernando, Santa Rita, Guagua, Arayat, Lubao, Santa Ana)
• the northern portion of Bataan (Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Morong)
• the rest of Zambales

Heavy rainfall outlook

PAGASA’s heavy rainfall outlook said that more than 200 millimeters of rainfall due to Emong may be experienced until Friday evening over Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Abra, and Benguet.

Meanwhile, 100 millimeters to 200 millimeters of rainfall might be expected in Mountain Province and Ifugao in the same period.

Cagayan, Kalinga, Apayao, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Nueva Ecija may experience 50 millimeters to 100 millimeters of rainfall until Friday evening.

Second landfall

The state weather bureau said that the center of the typhoon is expected to make another landfall in La Union or Ilocos Sur on Thursday evening or early morning of Friday.

“Emong may maintain its strength as it makes its second landfall. A slight weakening prior to its second landfall due to increasing interaction with the terrain of northwestern Luzon is not ruled out. Nevertheless, the passage of Emong will trigger a weakening trend, which is expected to continue for the rest of the forecast period,” said PAGASA. — BAP, GMA Integrated News