Typhoon ‘Kammuri’ threatens SEA Games — Pagasa
Credit to Author: Divina Nova Joy Dela Cruz| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 05:48:33 +0000
AN impending super typhoon is forecast to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on the weekend of the 30th Southeast Asian Games, the state-run weather bureau said on Friday.
‘Kammuri” was last spotted at 1,470 kilometers east of Southern Luzon, still outside the PAR. It was moving northwest slowly, packing maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of 170 kph, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
Kammuri is expected to enter PAR on Saturday evening or Sunday morning and will be named “Tisoy,” the 20th tropical cyclone to enter the country this year.
While Tisoy was expected to make landfall in Virac, Catanduanes on Tuesday, Signal No. 1 may be raised as early as Sunday over the eastern portion of the Bicol Region-Eastern Visayas area on Sunday bevause of its wide radius.
Pagasa weather specialist Chris Perez said Tisoy’s radius stretched fr about 300 to 400 kilometers from its center to its outer rainbands.
It is expected to traverse the country’s landmass from Tuesday to Friday and may bring rains and gust winds over Northern Luzon to Visayas. Up to Signal No. 4 is expected, Pagasa said.
“Pero kahit Southern Luzon ‘yung tatawarin ng sentro, yung lawak ng bagyo ay maaapektuhan po ang ilang bahagi ng Northern Luzon, then generally Gitnang Luzon, then ilang bahagi ng Southern Luzon, at maging ilang bahagi ng Eastern Visayas, Central and Western Visayas (Even though the center of the typhoon would traverse Southern Luzon, its vast radius would affect some parts of Northern Luzon, Central Luzon in General, parts of Southern Luzon and Eastern Visays, Central and Western Visayas,” Perez said.
Perez also said that while Tisoy may also develop into a super typhoon, that possibility was less likely to happen at the moment.
“Bagamat sa ngayon, maliit pa ang tyansa, we’re not ruling out the possibility na pwede pa itong maging isang super typhoon (While it has now less chances, we’re not ruling out the possibility that it could intensify into a super typhoon),” Perez said.
Anticipating the severe effects of Tisoy, Perez showed a historical record of typhoons with the same track that could be used as models for disaster preparedness.
Typhoon Glenda has recorded 106 deaths and P38 billion damage to properties in 2014 while Typhoon Reming brought 734 deaths and P5.4 billion damage to properties in 2014.