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Rolly intensifies into super typhoon, makes landfall in Catanduanes

Acor Arceo

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Rolly intensifies into super typhoon, makes landfall in Catanduanes

Image from PAGASA

(3rd UPDATE) PAGASA raises Signal No. 5 in parts of Bicol as Super Typhoon Rolly (Goni) hits land before dawn on Sunday, November 1

Rolly (Goni) strengthened from a typhoon into a super typhoon at 2 am on Sunday, November 1, then made landfall in Bato, Catanduanes, at 4:50 am.

In its 5 am bulletin on Sunday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Rolly is already in the vicinity of the municipality of Bato, still moving west southwest at 25 km/h.

As it hit land, the super typhoon had maximum sustained winds of 225 km/h and gustiness of up to 280 km/h.

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Super Typhoon Rolly: Weather updates, latest news in the Philippines

Super Typhoon Rolly: Weather updates, latest news in the Philippines

Even before PAGASA upgraded Rolly to super typhoon status, it was already considered the world’s strongest tropical cyclone for 2020 so far. (READ: FAST FACTS: Tropical cyclones, rainfall advisories)

“Within the next 12 hours, catastrophic violent winds and intense to torrential rainfall associated with the region of the eyewall and inner rainbands…will be experienced over Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, the northern portion of Sorsogon, and the central and southern portions of Quezon. This a particularly dangerous situation for these areas,” PAGASA said at 5 am on Sunday.

Signal No. 5 – the highest tropical cyclone wind signal – is now raised in parts of Bicol. Metro Manila and nearby provinces have also been upgraded to Signal No. 3.

Check the list of areas under tropical cyclone wind signals as of 5 am on Sunday:

Signal No. 5 (very destructive to devastating typhoon-force winds)
  • Catanduanes
  • Albay
  • eastern part of Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Presentacion, Garchitorena, Lagonoy, Tinambac, Calabanga, Siruma, Tigaon, Bombon, Magarao, Camaligan, Gainza, Canaman, Milaor, Naga City, Minalabac, Balatan, Bula, Pili, Ocampo, Goa, San Jose, Sagñay, Buhi, Iriga City, Baao, Nabua, Bato)
Signal No. 4 (very destructive to devastating typhoon-force winds)
  • Camarines Norte
  • rest of Camarines Sur
  • northern part of Sorsogon (Donsol, Pilar, Castilla, Sorsogon City, Prieto Diaz, Gubat, Barcelona, Juban, Casiguran, Magallanes)
  • Burias Island
  • central and southern parts of Quezon (Atimonan, Padre Burgos, Agdangan, Plaridel, Unisan, Gumaca, Pitogo, Macalelon, Catanauan, General Luna, Mulanay, San Francisco, San Andres, San Narciso, Buenavista, Lopez, Guinayangan, Tagkawayan, Calauag, Quezon, Alabat, Perez)
  • Marinduque
  • northern part of Romblon (Concepcion, Corcuera, Banton)
Signal No. 3 (destructive typhoon-force winds)
  • rest of Sorsogon
  • northern part of Masbate (Mobo, Masbate City, Milagros, Uson, Baleno, Aroroy, Mandaon) including Ticao Island
  • rest of Quezon including Polillo Island
  • Laguna
  • Batangas
  • Cavite
  • Rizal
  • Metro Manila
  • Bulacan
  • Pampanga
  • Bataan
  • southern part of Zambales (San Marcelino, San Felipe, Olongapo City, Subic, Castillejos, San Antonio, San Narciso, Botolan, Cabangan)
  • central part of Romblon (Calatrava, San Andres, San Agustin, Romblon, Magdiwang, San Fernando, Cajidiocan)
  • northern part of Occidental Mindoro (Sablayan, Mamburao, Santa Cruz, Abra de Ilog, Paluan) including Lubang Island
  • northern part of Oriental Mindoro (Bongabong, Gloria, Bansud, Pinamalayan, Socorro, Pola, Victoria, Naujan, Calapan City, Baco, San Teodoro, Puerto Galera)
  • Northern Samar
Signal No. 2 (damaging gale- to storm-force winds)
  • Aurora
  • Nueva Vizcaya
  • Quirino
  • Benguet
  • La Union
  • Pangasinan
  • rest of Zambales
  • Tarlac
  • Nueva Ecija
  • rest of Oriental Mindoro
  • rest of Occidental Mindoro
  • rest of Romblon
  • rest of Masbate
  • northern part of Samar (Catbalogan City, Jiabong, Motiong, Paranas, Hinabangan, San Sebastian, Tarangnan, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, San Jose de Buan, Matuguinao, Gandara, Santa Margarita, Calbayog City, Santo Niño, Almagro, Tagapul-an)
  • northern part of Eastern Samar (San Julian, Sulat, Taft, Can-avid, Dolores, Maslog, Oras, San Policarpo, Arteche, Jipapad)
  • extreme northern part of Antique (Pandan, Libertad, Caluya)
  • northwestern part of Aklan (Buruanga, Malay, Nabas, Ibajay)
Signal No. 1 (strong breeze to near gale conditions)
  • mainland Cagayan
  • Isabela
  • Apayao
  • Kalinga
  • Mountain Province
  • Ifugao
  • Abra
  • Ilocos Norte
  • Ilocos Sur
  • Calamian Islands
  • rest of northern part of Antique (Sebaste, Culasi, Tibiao, Barbaza, Laua-an)
  • rest of Aklan
  • Capiz
  • northern part of Iloilo (Lemery, Sara, Concepcion, San Dionisio, Batad, Estancia, Balasan, Carles)
  • northern part of Cebu (San Remigio, Bogo City, Medellin, Daanbantayan) including Bantayan Islands
  • Biliran
  • rest of Samar
  • rest of Eastern Samar
  • northern part of Leyte (San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba, Matag-ob, Palompon, Ormoc City, Pastrana, Palo, Calubian, Leyte, Kananga, Capoocan, Carigara, Jaro, Tunga, Barugo, Alangalang, Santa Fe, Tacloban City, Babatngon, San Miguel)

PAGASA added that strong breeze to near gale conditions due to the northeasterlies will be experienced over the rest of Northern Luzon that are not under Signal No. 1.

The state weather bureau also provided an updated rainfall outlook for Sunday, warning areas affected by the super typhoon to be on alert for floods and landslides.

Heavy to intense rain, with at times torrential rain
  • Bicol
  • Calabarzon
  • Metro Manila
  • Marinduque
  • Romblon
  • Oriental Mindoro
  • Occidental Mindoro
  • Bataan
  • Bulacan
  • Aurora
  • eastern parts of mainland Cagayan and of Isabela
  • Northern Samar
  • Samar
  • Eastern Samar
  • Biliran
Moderate to heavy rain, with at times intense rain
  • Cordillera Administrative Region
  • rest of Central Luzon
  • rest of mainland Cagayan Valley
  • Leyte
Light to moderate rain, with at times heavy rain
  • rest of Luzon
  • rest of Visayas
  • Caraga
  • Northern Mindanao
  • Zamboanga Peninsula

In addition, there is a high risk of storm surges in the next 24 hours. These storm surges, “which may be accompanied by swells and breaking waves reaching the coast, can cause life-threatening and damaging coastal inundation.”

More than 3 meters high
  • coastal areas of Catanduanes and Camarines Norte
  • northern coastal areas of Quezon including Polillo Island and Camarines Sur
Up to 3 meters high
  • coastal areas of Metro Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan
  • southeastern coastal area of Batangas, facing Tayabas Bay
  • most of the southern coastal areas of Quezon
Up to 2 meters high
  • coastal areas of Marinduque, Lubang Island, Albay, Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar
  • remaining coastal areas of Quezon, Camarines Sur, and Batangas

“Moreover, there is also a moderate to high risk of seiche or storm surge over the coastal areas surrounding Laguna de Bay and Taal Lake,” added PAGASA.

Travel is also risky for all types of vessels in:

  • seaboards of areas under tropical cyclone wind signals – rough to phenomenal seas, with waves 2.5 to 16 meters high
  • remaining seaboards of Northern Luzon as well as eastern seaboards of Eastern Visayas that are not under a tropical cyclone wind signal and Caraga – rough to very rough seas, with waves 2.5 to 5 meters high

In the remaining seaboards of the country, there are moderate to rough seas, with waves 1.2 to 2.5 meters high. PAGASA advised those using small vessels to take precautionary measures, while “inexperienced mariners should avoid navigating in these conditions.”

Rolly’s track

After crossing the southern part of Catanduanes, PAGASA said the center of the super typhoon will cross Lagonoy Gulf and make landfall over the southern part of Camarines Sur or the northern part of Albay on Sunday morning.

Then Rolly’s center will cross Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte before heading toward Calabarzon on Sunday afternoon.

Rolly is forecast to exit the landmass of mainland Luzon and emerge over the West Philippine Sea early Monday morning, November 2. By the time it emerges over the sea, it would have weakened back into a typhoon.

Rolly could leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) in the early hours of Tuesday, November 3.

Forecast track of Super Typhoon Rolly (Goni) as of November 1, 2020, 5 am.
Image from PAGASA

Meanwhile, Atsani – the tropical cyclone outside PAR that PAGASA has also been monitoring – reintensified from a tropical depression into a tropical storm at 2 am on Sunday.

Tropical Storm Atsani now has maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h and gustiness of up to 80 km/h. It is likely to intensify further into a severe tropical storm in the next 24 to 36 hours.

As of early Sunday, the tropical storm is 1,280 kilometers east of Southern Luzon, moving west northwest at a relatively fast 30 km/h.

Atsani is expected to join Rolly inside PAR on Sunday afternoon. Once it enters, it will be given the local name Siony. (READ: LIST: PAGASA’s names for tropical cyclones in 2020)

But PAGASA maintained that Atsani or the potential Siony “remains less likely to affect any portion of the country over the next 2 to 3 days.”

Rolly is the Philippines’ 18th tropical cyclone for 2020, while Siony would be the 19th. Rolly is also the 5th tropical cyclone for October alone.

An average of 20 tropical cyclones form within or enter PAR each year.

These are PAGASA’s latest estimates for the number of tropical cyclones inside PAR in the next 6 months:

  • November 2020 – 1 to 3
  • December 2020 – 2 or 3
  • January 2021 – 0 or 1
  • February 2021 – 0 or 1
  • March 2021 – 0 or 1
  • April 2021 – 0 or 1

Last October 2, the state weather bureau warned Filipinos to expect more rain in the coming months due to the onset of La Niña– Rappler.com

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Acor Arceo

Acor Arceo is the head of copy and editorial standards at Rappler. Trained in both online and TV newsrooms, Acor ensures consistency in editorial standards across all sections and also supervises Rappler’s coverage of disasters.