Emong makes second landfall in Ilocos Sur, weakens into severe tropical storm

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From the Ilocos Region, Emong (Co-may) moves to the Cordillera Administrative Region, where it starts weakening early Friday morning, July 25

MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Emong (Co-may) made its second landfall in Candon City, Ilocos Sur, at 5:10 am on Friday, July 25, then weakened into a severe tropical storm while crossing the mountainous terrain of the Cordillera Administrative Region.

In its 8 am bulletin on Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Emong was already in the vicinity of San Isidro, Abra, as of 7 am.

The severe tropical storm is moving north northeast at a slightly faster 25 kilometers per hour from the previous 20 km/h.

Its maximum sustained winds are down to 100 km/h from 120 km/h — its peak intensity — and it is expected to keep weakening in the coming hours and days. Its gustiness remains at 165 km/h, so far.

When Emong was at its peak intensity, it had made its first landfall in Agno, Pangasinan, at 10:40 pm on Thursday, July 24.

Now that Emong has been downgraded to a severe tropical storm, there are no more areas under Signal No. 4. Here are the areas with tropical cyclone wind signals as of 8 am on Friday:

Signal No. 3

Storm-force winds (89 to 117 km/h), moderate to significant threat to life and property

• Ilocos Norte
• Ilocos Sur
• northern part of La Union (Bangar, Sudipen, Balaoan, Luna, Santol, Bacnotan, San Gabriel, Bagulin, San Juan, San Fernando City)
• Apayao
• Abra
• western part of Kalinga (Balbalan, Pasil, Tinglayan, Lubuagan)
• western part of Mountain Province (Besao, Tadian, Sagada, Bauko, Sabangan, Bontoc, Sadanga)
• northwestern part of Benguet (Mankayan, Bakun, Kibungan, Kapangan)
• northern and western parts of Cagayan (Santa Praxedes, Claveria, Sanchez-Mira, Pamplona, Abulug, Ballesteros, Rizal, Lasam, Allacapan, Aparri)

Signal No. 2

Gale-force winds (62 to 88 km/h), minor to moderate threat to life and property

• Batanes
• rest of mainland Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
• northern and western parts of Isabela (Cordon, Santiago City, 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, Cauayan City, Reina Mercedes, Naguilian)
• northwestern part of Quirino (Diffun)
• western and central parts of Nueva Vizcaya (Kayapa, Santa Fe, Ambaguio, Aritao, Bambang, Bayombong, Villaverde, Solano, Bagabag, Dupax del Sur, Dupax del Norte, Kasibu, Quezon, Diadi)
• rest of Kalinga
• rest of Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• rest of Benguet
• rest of La Union
• northwestern part of Pangasinan (Bolinao, Anda)

Signal No. 1

Strong winds (39 to 61 km/h), minimal to minor threat to life and property

• rest of Pangasinan
• rest of Isabela
• rest of Quirino
• rest of Nueva Vizcaya
• northern and central parts of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao)
• northern part of Nueva Ecija (Nampicuan, Cuyapo, Guimba, Talugtug, Science City of Muñoz, San Jose City, Lupao, Carranglan, Pantabangan)
• northern part of Tarlac (San Clemente, Camiling, Moncada, San Manuel, Anao, Paniqui, Santa Ignacia, Mayantoc, San Jose, Tarlac City, Victoria, Pura, Gerona, Ramos)
• northern part of Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Masinloc, Palauig, Iba)

There are 16 provinces with significant rain due to Emong on Friday. By Saturday, July 26, this would be down to two provinces. Floods and landslides remain likely.

Friday, July 25

• Intense to torrential rain (above 200 millimeters): Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Benguet
• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Batanes, Cagayan, Apayao, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Kalinga, Zambales
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija

Saturday, July 26

• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Batanes, Cagayan

There is still a moderate to high risk of “life-threatening” storm surges with peak heights of 1 to 3 meters in the “low-lying or exposed coastal localities” of Batanes, Babuyan Islands, mainland Cagayan, Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, and Zambales within 24 hours.

After crossing Northern Luzon, Emong is expected to emerge over the Babuyan Channel before Friday noon. Then it may pass close to or over Babuyan Islands in the afternoon, and pass near Batanes between afternoon and evening.

It may leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Saturday morning or noon.

Enhanced southwest monsoon

Emong and Tropical Storm Dante (Francisco) — which left PAR at 3 pm on Thursday — are still enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat. Dante was located 730 kilometers north northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, as of 4 am on Friday, right outside the PAR northern boundary.

The following areas have rain due to the enhanced southwest monsoon, based on PAGASA’s 5 am rainfall outlook:

Friday, July 25

• Intense to torrential rain (above 200 mm): Occidental Mindoro
• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Bataan, Pampanga, Cavite, Batangas, Tarlac, Laguna
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Quezon, Aurora, Quirino, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Marinduque, Romblon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Antique

Saturday, July 26

• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Benguet
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Rizal, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan

Sunday, July 27

• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro

The southwest monsoon is also bringing strong to gale-force gusts to these areas:

Friday, July 25

• Central Luzon (areas not under a wind signal), Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Bicol, Mimaropa, Visayas, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Camiguin, Dinagat Islands, Davao Oriental

Saturday, July 26

• Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley (areas not under a wind signal), Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Bicol, Mimaropa, Visayas, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte

Sunday, July 27

• Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Bicol, Mimaropa, Visayas

The gale warning issued at 5 am on Friday, covering the seaboards of Northern Luzon and the western seaboards of Central Luzon and Southern Luzon, remains in effect. Several other seaboards remain dangerous, too.

Up to high seas (travel is risky for all vessels)

• Western seaboards of Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan – waves up to 9 meters high
• Western seaboard of Zambales; remaining seaboard of Pangasinan – waves up to 8 meters high
• Western seaboard of Bataan – waves up to 6 meters high
• Western seaboards of Batangas, Lubang Islands, and Occidental Mindoro; eastern seaboards of mainland Cagayan and Isabela – waves up to 4.5 meters high

Up to rough seas (small vessels should not venture out to sea)

• Western seaboards of Palawan including Calamian Islands; northeastern seaboard of Aurora; eastern seaboards of Babuyan Islands – waves up to 3.5 meters high
• Seaboards of Batanes, Marinduque, and Kalayaan Islands; remaining seaboards of Babuyan Islands and Bataan; southern seaboard of Quezon; eastern seaboard of Oriental Mindoro; northern and western seaboards of Romblon and Ilocos Norte – waves up to 3 meters high

Up to moderate seas (small vessels should take precautionary measures or avoid sailing, if possible)

• Remaining seaboards of mainland Cagayan, Aurora, Calamian Islands, and Cavite; seaboards of Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, and Surigao del Sur; western seaboard of Antique; eastern seaboards of Catanduanes and Davao Oriental – waves up to 2.5 meters high
• Seaboards of Aklan and Northern Samar; remaining seaboards of Bicol, Batangas, Quezon, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, and Romblon; southwestern seaboards of Negros Occidental and Iloilo; western seaboard of Guimaras – waves up to 2 meters high

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Krosa

In addition, PAGASA continues to monitor Tropical Storm Krosa, located outside PAR. It was 2,030 kilometers east of southeastern Luzon as of 4 am on Friday, moving northwest at a much slower 10 km/h from 30 km/h.

Krosa still has maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h and gustiness of up to 80 km/h.

The tropical storm remains unlikely to enter PAR, but the weather bureau urged the public to keep monitoring updates. – Rappler.com