Wet, rainy weekend in Luzon until Sunday due to Typhoon Emong, ‘habagat’
MANILA, Philippines — Heavy rains are expected in many almost all parts of Luzon until Sunday evening, July 27, due to the combined effects of Typhoon Emong (international name: Co-may) and the southwest monsoon (habagat), according to the state weather bureau.
Floods and landslides are possible in affected areas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) warned.
Emong made landfall in the vicinity of Agno, Pangasinan at 10:40 p.m. on Thursday, Pagasa said in its 11:00 p.m. bulletin.
In its heavy rainfall outlook also at 11:00 p.m., Pagasa said Emong and the”habagat” will bring heavy rains to the following areas:
Thursday, July 24 to Friday evening, July 25
More than 200 millimeters of rainfall
-Ilocos Sur -Ilocos Norte -La Union -Pangasinan -Zambales -Abra -Benguet -Bataan -Occidental Mindoro
Between 100 and 200 mm of rainfall
-Mountain Province -Ifugao -Pampanga -Cavite -Batangas -Tarlac -Laguna
Between 50 and 100 mm of rainfall
-Cagayan -Kalinga -Apayao -Isabela -Nueva Vizcaya -Nueva Ecija -Metro Manila -Bulacan -Rizal -Quezon -Aurora -Quirino -Oriental Mindoro -Palawan -Marinduque -Romblon -Camarines Norte -Camarines Sur -Albay
Friday evening, July 25 to Saturday evening, July 26
Between 100 and 200 mm of rainfall
-Ilocos Norte -Apayao -Batanes -Cagayan -Zambales -Bataan -Occidental Mindoro -La Union -Pangasinan -Benguet
Between 50 and 100 mm of rainfall
-Ilocos Sur -Abra -Kalinga -Ifugao -Mountain Province -Nueva Vizcaya -Nueva Ecija -Tarlac -Pampanga -Bulacan -Metro Manila -Cavite -Batangas -Laguna -Rizal -Oriental Mindoro -Palawan
Saturday evening, July 26 to Sunday evening, July 27
Between 50 and 100 mm of rainfall
-Zambales -Bataan -Occidental Mindoro
READ: Typhoon Emong makes landfall in Pangasinan
Emong was packing winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 165 kph while slowly moving to the east.
The typhoon will cross Northern Luzon and emerge over the Babuyan Channel by Friday morning or noon, Pagasa projected. /gsg
