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MANILA, Philippines – More areas were placed under tropical cyclone wind signals early Tuesday evening, July 16, as Tropical Storm Falcon (Danas) headed for Northern Luzon.
In a bulletin issued 8 pm on Tuesday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Falcon is already 250 kilometers east southeast of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.
It is still moving west at a relatively fast 30 kilometers per hour (km/h).
Falcon maintained its strength, with maximum winds of 65 km/h and gustiness of up to 80 km/h. (READ: FAST FACTS: Tropical cyclones, rainfall advisories)
Signal No. 2 is now raised in:
- northeastern part of Cagayan including Babuyan Group of Islands
- Batanes
Signal No. 1, meanwhile, is up over:
- rest of Cagayan
- Ilocos Norte
- Abra
- Apayao
- Kalinga
- Isabela
- Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- northern part of Aurora
- northern part of Nueva Vizcaya
- northern part of Quirino
PAGASA warned that Falcon could closely approach or make landfall over the Batanes-Babuyan area on Wednesday afternoon or evening, July 17.
The tropical storm also continues to enhance the southwest monsoon or hanging habagat, which is triggering rain as well.
Below is the latest on the expected rainfall:
Tuesday, July 16, until Wednesday evening, July 17
- Moderate to heavy rain
- Ilocos Region
- Cordillera Administrative Region
- Cagayan Valley
- Nueva Ecija
- Aurora
- Zambales
- Occidental Mindoro
- northern part of Palawan including Calamian and Cuyo islands
- Aklan
- Antique
- Capiz
- Iloilo
- Guimaras
- Light to heavy rain
- Metro Manila
- Calabarzon
- Bicol
- rest of Central Luzon
- rest of Mimaropa
- rest of the Visayas
Wednesday evening, July 17, until Thursday evening, July 18
- Moderate to heavy rain
- Ilocos Region
- Cordillera Administrative Region
- Cagayan Valley
- Light to heavy rain
- Metro Manila
- Central Luzon
- Calabarzon
- Mimaropa
Flash floods and landslides are possible in areas affected by Falcon and the enhanced southwest monsoon.
Classes have been suspended in some areas for Wednesday. (READ: #WalangPasok: Class suspensions, Wednesday, July 17, 2019)
Sea travel is also risky in the seaboards of areas under Signal Nos. 1 and 2, and in the eastern seaboard of Central Luzon, the seaboard of Southern Luzon, and the eastern and western seaboards of the Visayas.
Falcon is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday, July 19.
Falcon is the Philippines’ 6th tropical cyclone for 2019. The first 5 were all tropical depressions. (READ: LIST: PAGASA’s names for tropical cyclones in 2019)
The Philippines gets an average of 20 tropical cyclones annually, but since 2019 is an El Niño year, only 14 to 18 tropical cyclones are expected.
Below is the estimated number of tropical cyclones from July to December:
- July – 2 or 3
- August – 2 to 4
- September – 2 to 4
- October – 2 or 3
- November – 1 or 2
- December – 0 or 1
PAGASA declared the start of the rainy season last June 14. – Rappler.com
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