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Ambo maintains strength as it moves over northern part of Samar; 11 areas under Signal No. 3


Typhoon Ambo (international name Vongfong) is maintaining its strength as it moves over the northern portion of Samar province, PAGASA said Thursday.

In its 5 p.m. Severe Weather Bulletin, the weather agency said that the eyewall of Ambo will bring violent winds and heavy to intense rains over the western portion of Northern Samar.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) no. 3 remains raised over the following areas.

  • Sorsogon
  • Albay
  • Masbate, including Ticao and Burias Islands
  • Catanduanes
  • Camarines Sur
  • Camarines Norte
  • The southernmost portion of Quezon (Tagkawayan, Calauag, Lopez, Macalelon, General Luna, Catanauan, Buenavista, Guinayangan, Mulanay, San Narciso, San Andres, San Francisco)
  • Northern Samar
  • The northern portion of Eastern Samar (Jipapad, Arteche, Maslog, Dolores, Oras, San Policarpo, Can-avid, Taft, Sulat, San Julian, Borongan City, Maydolong)
  • The northern portion of Samar (Calbayog City, Sta. Margarita, Gandara, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, Matuguinao, San Jose de Buan, Catbalogan, Jiabong, Motiong, Paranas, Tarangnan, San Sebastian, Hinabangan)
  • Biliran


Meanwhile, TCWS no 2 is raised over:

  • The rest of Quezon
  • Romblon
  • Laguna
  • Batangas
  • Rizal
  • The northernmost portion of Leyte (Calubian, San Isidro, Tabango, Leyte, Capoocan, Carigara, Barugo, San Miguel, Babatngon, Tunga, Alangalang, Sta. Fe, Palo, Tacloban City, Jaro)
  • The rest of Samar
  • The rest of Eastern Samar

The following are areas under TCWS no. 1:

  • Aurora
  • Nueva Ecija
  • Bulacan
  • Metro Manila
  • Cavite
  • Bataan
  • Pampanga
  • Isabela
  • Nueva Vizcaya
  • Quirino
  • Tarlac
  • Zambales
  • Oriental Mindoro
  • Pangasinan
  • Ifugao
  • Benguet
  • La Union
  • The rest of northern portion of Leyte (Villaba, Kananga, Matag-ob, Palompon, Ormoc, Merida, Isabel, Ormoc City, Albuena, Pastrana, Dagami, Tanauan, Tabontabon, Tolosa, Barauen, Julita, Dulag)
  • The northeastern portion of Capiz (Pilar)
  • The northeastern portion of Iloilo (Carles, Balasan, Estancia, Batad)
  • Northern Cebu (Medelin, Daanbantayan, Madridejos, Bantayan, Santa Fe)

At 7 p.m. on Thursday, the eye of Ambo was located in the vicinity of Catarman, Northern Samar with maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 255 kph.

The next severe weather bulletin will be issued at 11 p.m.

The typhoon made landfall in San Policarpo in Eastern Samar at 12:15 p.m.

According to GMA's resident meteorologist Nathaniel Cruz, the typhoon may make a second landfall, this time in Sorsogon, on Thursday night.

It may also make a third landfall in the province of Aurora on Friday, Cruz said.

Heavy rainfall outlook

On Thursday evening, Ambo may bring heavy to, at times, intense rains over the Samar Provinces, Masbate, and Sorsogon as well as moderate to, at times, heavy rains over Albay, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, and the rest of Eastern Visayas.

On Friday, the typhoon may bring moderate to heavy with, at times, intense rains over Bicol Region, Northern Samar, Quezon, Aurora, Marinduque, and Romblon.

PAGASA advised residents to take precautionary measures and coordinate with local disaster risk reduction and management offices.

"Flooding and rain-induced landslides may occur in highly to very highly susceptible areas during heavy or prolonged rainfall," the weather agency warned.

Meanwhile, a storm surge of 2.0 to 4.0 meters may be experienced over the coastal areas of Northern Samar, Samar (west coast), Sorsogon, Albay, Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Quezon, and Aurora within 24 hours.

The surge may cause potentially life-threatening coastal inundation along with large swells, according to PAGASA.

 

 

Thunderstorm warning

PAGASA on Thursday afternoon issued a thunderstorm warning over Tarlac, Zambales, and Quezon, which may persist within two hours and affect nearby areas.

According to the weather bureau, moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are being experienced in San Clemente, San Jose, Iba, Botolan, Cabangan, San Felipe, San Marcelino, Castillejos, San Antonio, Atimonan, Padre Burgos, Unisan, San Francisco, San Andres, and TAgkawayan.

Thunderstorm warnings in other areas are terminated, PAGASA said. — Joahna Lei Casilao/BM/MDM, GMA News

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