ADVERTISEMENT

SciTech

'DESTRUCTIVE WINDS, INTENSE RAINFALL'

9 areas under Signal No. 3 as Ambo approaches N. Quezon-Laguna area

By JAMIL SANTOS,GMA News

Nine areas were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3 on Friday noon as Typhoon Ambo, bringing destructive winds and heavy to intense rainfull, approached the northern Quezon-Laguna area, according to state weather bureau PAGASA in its latest update.

"The eyewall region of Typhoon Ambo is bringing destructive winds and heavy to intense rainfall over the northern portion Bondoc Peninsula in Southern Quezon," PAGASA said.

Under TCWS No. 3 were:

  • Quezon including Polillo Island,
  • Rizal,
  • Laguna,
  • the southern portion of Aurora (Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, Baler, San Luis, Dingalan),
  • the southern portion of Nueva Ecija (Licab, Quezon, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Llanera, Rizal,Bongabon, General Mamerto Natividad, Aliaga, Zaragoza, San Antonio, Jaen, Santa Rosa, Cabanatuan, Palayan, Laur, Gabaldon, Peñaranda, San Leonardo, Cabiao, San Isidro, Gapan, General Tinio),
  • the eastern portion of Bulacan (San Miguel, San Ildefonso, Dona Remedios Trinidad, San Rafael, Angat, Norzagaray, San Jose Del Monte),
  • the western portion of Camarines Norte (Santa Elena, Capalonga, Jose Panganiban, Paracale, Labo),
  • the extreme western portion of Camarines Sur (Del Gallego, Ragay, Lupi, Sipocot, Libmanan, Cabusao, Pasacao, Pamplona),
  • Marinduque
OTHER STORIES

These areas may experience winds measuring 121 km/h to 170 km/h in at least 18 hours, PAGASA said.

Meanwhile, TCWS No. 2 was hoisted over the following areas:

  • Metro Manila
  • Cavite
  • Batangas
  • Pampanga
  • Tarlac
  • La Union
  • Benguet
  • Nueva Vizcaya
  • Quirino
  • the rest of Aurora
  • the rest of Camarines Norte
  • the rest of Nueva Ecija
  • the rest of Bulacan.
  • Burias Island
  • the eastern portion of Pangasinan (San Nicolas, Natividad, San Quintin, Umingan, Balungao, Sta. Maria, Tayug, Asingan, San Manuel, Binalonan, Laoac, Urdaneta, Villasis, Rosales, Sto. Tomas, Alcala, Bautista, Bayambang, Urbiztondo, Basista, Malasiqui, Sta. Barbara, Manaoag, Mapandan, San Jacinto, San Fabian, Pozorrubio, Sison, Mangaldan, Dagupan, Calasiao, Binmaley, Lingayen, Bugallon, Aguilar, San Carlos, Mangatarem),
  • the western portion of Camarines Sur (Siruma, Tinambac, Calabanga, Bombon, Naga, Magarao, Canaman, Camaligan, Gainza, Milaor, San Fernando, Minalabac, Pili)

Those under TCWS No. 1 were:

  • Cagayan including Babuyan Islands,

    • ADVERTISEMENT

  • Isabela,
  • Ilocos Norte,
  • Ilocos Sur,
  • the rest of Pangasinan,
  • Apayao,
  • Kalinga,
  • Abra,
  • Mountain Province,
  • Ifugao,
  • Zambales,
  • Bataan,
  • Oriental Mindoro,
  • Romblon,
  • Catanduanes,
  • Albay,
  • Sorsogon,
  • the rest of Camarines Sur, the northern portion of mainland Masbate (Aroroy, Mandaon, Balud, Milagros, Baleno, Masbate City, Mobo), 
  • Ticao Island

Effects in Samar

No one was reported killed yet, but there were reports of injuries, according to Governor Ben Evardone of Eastern Samar, where Ambo left a trail of destruction following its overnight onslaught.

According to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines, several power transmissions and distribution utilities were knocked down by Typhoon Ambo, most of them in the Samar provinces, resulting in power outages.

Inspection and restoration of lines in the affected areas will be in full swing as soon as the weather allows, the power grid operator said.

“Please note that loss of power may be caused by affected transmission facilities of NGCP or distribution facilities of local distribution utilities or electric cooperatives,” it said. 

Forecast

PAGASA said moderate to heavy with at times intense rains may prevail over the Bicol Region, Quezon, Aurora, Marinduque, Laguna, Rizal, Metro Manila, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino.

On Saturday, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, and Nueva Ecija are forecasted to experience moderate to heavy with at times intense rains.

The eye of Typhoon Ambo was located based on all available data in the vicinity of Catanauan, Quezon (13.6 °N, 122.3 °E) at 10 a.m.

Residents in the said areas are advised to take appropriate measures, coordinate with local disaster risk reduction and management offices, and continue monitoring for updates.

Flooding and rain-induced landslides may also occur in highly to very highly susceptible areas during heavy or prolonged rainfall.

Sea travel will be risky for all types of seacrafts over the seaboards of areas under TCWS. --KBK, GMA News

View on GMA News