Pagasa lifts Signal No.1 as Typhoon Aghon moves away from PH

As Typhoon Aghon continues to move away from the country, no areas are under tropical cyclone wind signals says Pagasa on Tuesday, May 28. | Pagasa satellite

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical cyclone wind signals were lifted across the country on Tuesday morning as Typhoon Aghon (international name: Ewiniar) continues to move further away from the Philippine land mass.

According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), Aghon was last located 315 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan in its latest typhoon advisory.

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“Wala na po tayong nakataas na tropical cyclone wind signal sa anumang bahagi ng ating bansa (we no longer have a tropical cyclone wind signal raised in any part of our country),” said Pagasa weather specialist Rhea Torres.

Torres said Aghon is currently moving northeastward at 15 kilometers per hour (kph), with maximum sustained winds of 130 kph and gustiness of up to 160 kph.

“‘Yung mga makakapal na kaulapan na nagdadala ng malalakas na pagulan ay mostly off-shore or sa karagatan na lang, bibihira na po o mababa na ang epekto nitong mga kaulapan [ni Aghon] sa anumang bahagi ng bansa,” Torres.

(Its thick clouds that bring heavy rains are now mostly off-shore or in the ocean; these clouds may now have weak to no effects on any part of the country.)

Heavy rainfall due to southwesterly wind flow

Meanwhile, despite the weakening effects of Aghon in the country, the southwesterly wind flow is forecast to bring rain over parts of the country.

Fifty to 100 millimeters of rain should be expected over Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, Antique, Iloilo and Guimaras.

Because of this, Pagasa warns the public that flooding and rain-induced landslides remain likely, especially in areas that experienced rain in the past several days.