Signal No. 1 raised as Tropical Storm Ineng slightly intensifies

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Signal No. 1 raised as Tropical Storm Ineng slightly intensifies
There are 7 areas under Signal No. 1 in Luzon due to Tropical Storm Ineng (Bailu) as of 11 am on Thursday, August 22

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MANILA, Philippines – Signal No. 1 was raised in several areas late Thursday morning, August 22, as Tropical Storm Ineng (Bailu) slightly intensified.

In a bulletin issued 11 am on Thursday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Ineng now has maximum winds of 75 kilometers per hour (km/h) from the previous 65 km/h and gustiness of up to 90 km/h from the previous 80 km/h.

It is expected to strengthen further into a severe tropical storm within 24 hours, while inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

Ineng is already 725 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora, still moving west northwest at 15 km/h.

Signal No. 1 is now up over:

  • Batanes
  • Cagayan including Babuyan Group of Islands
  • Isabela
  • Apayao
  • Kalinga
  • northern part of Abra
  • Ilocos Norte

Areas under Signal No. 1 can expect winds of 30 km/h to 60 km/h and intermittent rain in at least 36 hours. Tropical cyclone wind signals are raised even before the effects of a tropical cyclone are felt, giving residents enough time to prepare.

Ineng remains unlikely to make landfall, but it is enhancing the southwest monsoon or hanging habagat, which is another source of rain.

Below is the latest list of areas affected by either the tropical storm or the southwest monsoon, and the expected rainfall from both.

Thursday, August 22

  • Moderate to heavy rain due to Ineng
    • Bicol
    • Quezon
    • Northern Samar
  • Light to heavy rain due to the southwest monsoon
    • Pangasinan
    • Zambales
    • Bataan
    • Cavite
    • Batangas
    • Occidental Mindoro
    • Oriental Mindoro
    • northern Palawan including Calamian and Cuyo islands
    • Antique
    • Aklan
  • Light to moderate rain due to the southwest monsoon
    • Metro Manila
    • Batanes
    • Babuyan Group of Islands
    • rest of Central Luzon
    • rest of Calabarzon
    • rest of Mimaropa
    • rest of Visayas

Friday, August 23

  • Moderate to heavy rain due to Ineng
    • Batanes
    • Cagayan including Babuyan Group of Islands
    • Isabela
    • Aurora
    • Quezon
  • Light to heavy rain due to the southwest monsoon
    • Metro Manila
    • rest of Northern Luzon
    • rest of Central Luzon
    • Cavite
    • Batangas
    • northern Palawan including Calamian and Cuyo islands
    • Antique
    • Aklan
  • Light to moderate rain due to the southwest monsoon
    • Bicol
    • rest of Calabarzon
    • rest of Mimaropa
    • rest of Visayas

PAGASA warned that flash floods and landslides are possible in areas affected by either Ineng or the southwest monsoon. (READ: FAST FACTS: Tropical cyclones, rainfall advisories)

A couple of areas suspended classes for Thursday. (READ: #WalangPasok: Class suspensions, Thursday, August 22, 2019)

Sea travel is also risky in the eastern seaboards of Southern Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.

A gale warning was issued at 5 am on Thursday due to Ineng. PAGASA warned of rough to very rough seas with wave heights reaching 2.8 meters to 4.5 meters in the following areas:

  • Camarines Norte
  • Camarines Sur
  • Catanduanes
  • eastern coast of Albay
  • eastern coast of Sorsogon
  • eastern coast of Quezon including Polillo Island
  • Northern Samar
  • Eastern Samar
  • Leyte
  • Surigao del Norte
  • Dinagat Islands
  • Siargao

PAGASA said fishing boats and other small vessels should not set sail, while larger vessels must watch out for big waves.

Based on its latest forecast track, Ineng will leave PAR either on Saturday evening, August 24, or Sunday morning, August 25.

Forecast track of Tropical Storm Ineng (Bailu) as of August 22, 2019, 11 am. Image from PAGASA

Ineng is the Philippines’ 9th tropical cyclone for 2019 and the 2nd for August. (READ: LIST: PAGASA’s names for tropical cyclones in 2019)

The country 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 August to December:

  • 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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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.