Typhoon Ambo continues to bring destructive winds and heavy to intense rainfall over Catanuan, Quezon and approaching to Northern Quezon – Laguna area as of 11 AM on Friday, May 15.   Given the international name Vongfong, made six landfalls so far – once in Eastern Samar (12:15 PM, May 14), twice in Northern Samar (10:15 PM & 10:30 PM, May 14), twice in Masbate province (12:00 AM & 3:00 AM, May 15), and most recently in San Andres town at 7:45 AM today, the state weather bureau PAGASA said. Ambo is now moving Northwest at 20 km/h.

In the bulletin issued 11 AM on Friday, PAGASA said Ambo has decreased its maximum sustained winds of 155 km/h (5 PM yesterday) to 125 km/h and gustiness from 255 km/h to 165 km/h. Moreover, moderate to heavy with at times intense rains over Bicol Region, Quezon, Aurora, Marinduque, Laguna, Rizal, Metro Manila, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino. Meanwhile, storm surge with the height of up to 2.0 meters may be experienced over the coastal areas of Bicol Region, Quezon, and Aurora in the next 24 hours, which may result in potentially life-threatening coastal inundation.   Below are the wind signals ranging from one to three for some parts of Luzon and Visayas:  

Signal No. 3 (winds of 121 to 170 km/h, or strong to destructive typhoon-force winds during the passage of the typhoon)

LUZON:

• 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

 

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Signal No. 2 (winds of 61 to 120 km/h, or strong to damaging gale-/storm-force winds during the passage of the typhoon)

LUZON:

• 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)

 

Signal No. 1 (winds of 30 to 60 km/h, or strong to near-gale-force winds during the passage of the typhoon)

LUZON:

• Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
• 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

  PAGASA advised residents in these areas 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 susceptible areas during heavy or prolonged rainfall. The next Severe Weather Bulletin to be issued by the state weather bureau will be at 2 PM today.   —(Source: PAGASA) Ambo’s arrival comes as the Philippines faces the coronavirus outbreak, with 11,876 cases as of Thursday.