Signal 2 up over 19 areas as Tisoy heads for the Bicol Region

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 was raised over 19 areas across Luzon and Visayas by state weather bureau PAGASA on Sunday night ahead of Typhoon Tisoy’s expected landfall in Catanduanes or Albay between Monday night and Tuesday morning.

In its 11 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said that Tisoy was 500 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes with maximum sustained winds of up to 140 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 170 kph.

Tisoy continued to move westward at 20 kph.

The typhoon was  forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday evening.

Meanwhile, Signal No. 2 had been raised over the following areas:

Luzon

• Southern Quezon (Tagkawayan, Calauag, Guinayangan, Lopez, Buenvista, Catanauan, Mulanay, San Narciso, San Andres, and San Francisco)
• Masbate including Ticao and Burias islands
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Catanduanes
• Albay
• Sorsogon

Visayas

• Northern Samar
• Eastern Samar
• Samar
• Biliran

PAGASA warned of a “life-threatening storm surge” that may reach up to 3 meters in height in storm surge-prone areas in Camarines Sur, Quezon, and Samar.

Meanwhile, Signal No. 1 was declared over:

Luzon

• Southern Isabela (Palanan, Dinapique, San Mariano, San Guillermo, Benito Soliven, Naguilian, Reina Mercedes, Luna, Aurora, Cabatuan, San Mateo, Cauayan City, Alicia, Angadanan, Ramon, San Isidro, Echague, Cordon, Santiago City, Jones, and San Agustin)
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Benguet
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Quirino
• Aurora
• Nueva Ecija
• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Bulacan
• Zambales
• Bataan
• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• Laguna
• Cavite
• Batangas
• The rest of Quezon including Polillo Islands
• Oriental Mindoro
• Occidental Mindoro
• Marinduque
• Romblon
• Calamian Islands

Visayas

• Aklan
• Capiz
• Antique
• Iloilo
• Guimaras
• the northern portion of Negros Occidental (Bacolod City, Bago City, Cadiz City
• Calatrava, Enrique B. Magalona, Escalante City, La Carlota City, Manapla, Murcia, Pulupandan, Sagay City, Salvador Benedicto, San Carlos City, San Enrique, Silay City, Talisay City, Toboso, Valladolid, Victorias City)
• Northern Cebu (Daanbantayan, Bantayan, Madridejos, Santa Fe, Medellin, Bogo City, San Remigio, Tabogon, Tabuelan, Borbon, Sogod, Catmon, and Asturias)
• Metro Cebu (Balamban, Toledo City, Pinamungahan, Aloguinsan, Naga City, Talisay City, Cordova, Minglanilla, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Cebu City, Consolacion, Liloan, Compostela, and Danao City)
• Leyte
• Southern Leyte

Mindanao

• Dinagat Islands and Siargao Island

PAGASA added that Signal No. 1 could be raised over Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan in the next bulletin.

By Monday evening, the typhoon would be 95 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes.

By Tuesday evening, it would be south-southwest of Sangley Point, Cavite or northwest of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro.

On Wednesday evening, Tisoy was expected to be 340 kilometers west of Iba, Zambales.

PAGASA also declared sea travel to be “risky” due to rough sea conditions.

• The weather forecast from Sunday night to Monday afternoon predicted:
• intermittent to occasionally heavy rains over Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, and Northern Cebu
• frequent to continuous heavy to intense rains Bicol Region, southern Quezon, and Marinduque
• occasional heavy rains over Northern Samar, Romblon, Batangas, Mindoro Provinces, and the rest of Quezon
• intermittent heavy rains over Samar Provinces, Biliran, Leyte, and the eastern portions of Cagayan and Isabela.

For the rest of Tuesday until Wednesday morning, the weather predictions are:

• frequent to continuous heavy to intense rains over Central Luzon, Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Mindoro Provinces, Marinduque, and Romblon
• intermittent to occasional heavy rains over Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Pangasinan, Aklan, Capiz and northern Antique.

PAGASA advised residents in these areas to coordinate with their local disaster management office and to continue monitoring updates. — Julia Mari Ornedo/DVM, GMA News