Tropical storm Chedeng pushed toward the Philippines with greater force, compelling the weather bureau to raise storm signal warnings over five provinces. Public storm warning signal No. 1 was placed over Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, and Samar, Pagasa said. As of 11 am Tuesday, the cyclone was spotted 490km east of Borongan, Eastern Samar. Chedeng was moving west northwest packing maximum winds of 105 kph that were gusting at 135 kph. Source:- http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/8778/pagasa-raises-signal-no-1-in-5-provinces
'Chedeng' to be like 'Ondoy'? Tropical storm "Chedeng," which continues to head for Luzon on Tuesday, could bring heavy rains similar to Typhoon "Ondoy" that devastated Metro Manila in 2009, weather experts said. Chedeng is estimated to bring rains measuring between 20 to 55 millimeters per hour, similar to the amount of rainwater brought by Ondoy in 2009, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, Astronomical, and Services Administration (PAGASA) said. The storm, however, is expected to miss Metro Manila and make landfall somewhere in Northern Luzon, according to PAGASA. Public storm warning signal No. 1 was raised over Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Northern Samar and Eastern Samar, PAGASA announced Tuesday morning, as Chedeng intensifies as it moved westward. Chedeng packs maximum sustained winds of 105 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 135 kph. The storm was spotted 540 kilometers east of Borongan, Eastern Samar as of 4 a.m. A PAGASA forecast map predicts that it will make landfall in Northern Luzon on Wednesday night. PAGASA said the storm is expected to reach 330 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes by Wednesday morning. By Thursday morning, the storm is expected to reach 210 kilometers east southeast of Casiguran, Aurora. Disaster management officials have reminded fishermen to refrain from venturing out to sea. In Metro Manila, aviation authorities are also on alert for the storm. "Naka-alert na kami, ngayon pa lang...pero hindi natin maiiwasan na baka ma-divert ang ilang eroplano sa Clark," said Jose Angel Honrado, general manager of the Manila International Airport Authority. Chedeng is the 2nd weather disturbance to enter the Philippine area of responsibility this month and at least 18 more are expected to hit the country this year. Source:- http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/05/23/11/chedeng-continues-bear-down-luzon
Signal No. 2 up over Bicol, Samar provinces as ‘Chedeng’ intensifies The weather bureau hoisted public storm signal No. 2 over the Bicol region and the entire island of Samar on Wednesday as Tropical Storm “Chedeng” intensified into a full-blown typhoon with gusts of up to 160 kilometers per hour. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said it has raised Signal No. 2 over Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Albay, Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte as well as over the three Samar provinces. Signal No. 1 has been raised over Marinduque, Masbate, Burias, Ticao Islands, southern Quezon, Polilio Island, Northern Leyte and Biliran. “We are asking the public (in storm-affected areas) to postpone travelling and stay indoors,” chief state weather forecaster Graciano Yumul said. “The public must follow instructions by their officials to prevent a possible tragedy brought by Chedeng,” he added. Forecasters said Chedeng was expected to bring nearly as much rain as Tropical Storm “Ondoy” (international name: Ketsana) in 2009, which flooded about 80 percent of Metro Manila and killed more than 400 people. However, they said it was too early to say whether Chedeng would match Ondoy’s intensity, nor was it forecast to dump the rains on Manila. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, residents in various coastal and mountainous areas in the provinces of Albay, Sorsogon and Catanduanes have begun evacuating as of Wednesday noon. “Residents in low lying and mountainous areas… are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides,” the NDRRMC said. Pagasa said earlier that while Chedeng had intensified into a typhoon, with winds of 130 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph, it had slowed down “almost stationary.” It is expected to be 170 km east northeast of Catarman, Northern Samar, by Thursday morning. An average of 20 storms and typhoons, some of them deadly, hit the Philippines every year. Tropical Storm “Bebeng” left 31 people dead after cutting across Luzon island early this month Source:- http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/9096/Signal-No-2-up-over-Bicol-Samar-provinces-as-Chedeng-intensifies
We had a text message from Marikina City that it's getting a bit wet and rough already. Time for a prayer. Ondoy destroyed our roof.
‘Chedeng’ veers toward southern Japan It looks like Typhoon “Chedeng” will spare the country from a direct hit, the weather bureau said Thursday. Robert Sawi, chief weather forecaster of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the eye or center of the typhoon was no longer expected to make landfall in the Philippines as a high pressure ridge to the north of the disturbance has dissipated, allowing the typhoon to change direction. Instead of crossing the northeastern tip of Luzon, Chedeng is now expected to head straight for the south of Japan, Sawi said. Weather officials said, however, that Chedeng’s rain band would still affect parts of Northern and Central Luzon. These regions will experience rains until the weekend. Chedeng was expected to leave the Philippine area of responsibility on Sunday. As of 10 a.m. Thursday, Chedeng gained strength and accelerated, Pagasa said. The typhoon was moving northwest at 19 kilometers per hour, packing 170 kph maximum sustained winds near its eye and gusting up to 205 kph. It was located 400 kilometers southeast of Casiguran, Aurora, or 230 northeast of Virac, Catanduanes. Read more here:- http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/9343/typhoon-chedeng-gets-stronger-heads-northeast-of-luzon-pagasa
