Super Typhoon Rolly makes 2nd landfall in Albay; Signal No. 4 in Metro Manila
MANILA, Philippines — Super Typhoon Rolly made a second landfall in the vicinity of Tiwi, Albay at 7:20 a.m. Sunday, while Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 5 is still up over Camarines Sur and Albay, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
Metro Manila and other parts of the Bicol region and Southern Luzon are under Signal No. 4.
“Catastrophic violent winds and intense to torrential rainfall associated with the region of the eyewall and inner rainbands of the typhoon is prevailing or expected within the next 12 hours over Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, the northern portion of Sorsogon, Burias Island, Marinduque, the central and southern portions of Quezon, Laguna, and the eastern portion of Batangas. This is a particularly dangerous situation for these areas,” Pagasa said in its 8 a.m. wether bulletin.
As of 8 a.m., Pagasa said that the eye of the super typhoon was spotted from Daet Doppler Weather Radar in the vicinity of Tiwi, Albay.
Pagasa also reported that Super Typhoon Rolly still packs maximum sustained winds of 225 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 310 kph while moving west southwest at 25 kph.
It made its first landfall in the vicinity of Bato, Catanduanes early Sunday morning.
Areas under Signal No. 4:
(A very intense typhoon will affect the locality. Winds of greater than 171 km/h up to 220 km/h may be expected in at least 12 hours.)
Luzon
- Catanduanes
- Camarines Norte
- northern portion of Sorsogon (Donsol, Pilar, Castilla, Sorsogon City, Prieto Diaz, Gubat, Barcelona, Juban, Casiguran, Magallanes)
- Burias Island
- central and southern portions of Quezon (Real, Mauban, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Calauag, Tagkawayan, Guinayangan, San Antonio, Tiaong, Dolores, Candelaria, Sariaya, Tayabas City, Sampaloc, Lucban, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Atimonan, Padre Burgos, Agdangan, Unisan, Plaridel, Gumaca, Lopez, Buenavista, San Narciso, San Andres, San Francisco, Mulanay, Catanauan, General Luna, Macalelon, Pitogo)
- central and southern portions of Rizal (Tanay, Antipolo City, San Mateo, Cainta, Taytay, Binangonan, Teresa, Morong, Cardona, Baras, Jala-Jala, Pililla, Angono)
- Batangas
- Cavite
- Metro Manila
- Laguna
- Marinduque
- northern portion of Romblon (Concepcion, Corcuera, Banton), the northern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Abra de Ilog)
- northern portion of Oriental Mindoro (Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Baco, Calapan City, Naujan, Pola, Victoria, Socorro, Pinamalayan)
Areas are under Signal No. 3:
- Luzon
- rest of Sorsogon
- northern portion of Masbate (Mobo, Masbate City, Milagros, Uson, Baleno, Aroroy, Mandaon) including Ticao Island
- rest of Quezon including Polillo Island
- rest of Rizal
- Bulacan
- Pampanga
- Bataan
- southern portion of Zambales (San Marcelino, San Felipe, Olongapo City, Subic, Castillejos, San Antonio, San Narciso, Botolan, Cabangan)
- central portion of Romblon (Calatrava, San Andres, San Agustin, Romblon, Magdiwang, San Fernando, Cajidiocan)
- central portion of Occidental Mindoro (Sablayan, Mamburao, Santa Cruz, Paluan) including Lubang Island
- central portion of Oriental Mindoro (Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong)
- Visayas
- Northern Samar
Areas under Signal No. 2:
- Luzon
- Aurora
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Quirino
- Benguet
- La Union
- Pangasinan
- rest of Zambales
- Tarlac
- Nueva Ecija
- rest of Oriental Mindoro
- rest of Occidental Mindoro
- rest of Romblon
- rest of Masbate
- Visayas
- The northern portion of Samar (Catbalogan City, Jiabong, Motiong, Paranas, Hinabangan, San Sebastian, Tarangnan, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, San Jose de Buan, Matuguinao, Gandara, Santa Margarita, Calbayog City, Santo Nino, Almagro, Tagapul-An),
- northern portion of Eastern Samar (San Julian, Sulat, Taft, Can-Avid, Dolores, Maslog, Oras, San Policarpo, Arteche, Jipapad), the extreme northern portion of Antique (Pandan, Libertad, Caluya), and the northwestern portion of Aklan (Buruanga, Malay, Nabas, Ibajay)
Areas under Signal No. 1:
- Luzon
- Mainland Cagayan
- Isabela
- Apayao
- Kalinga
- Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- Abra
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- Calamian Islands
- Visayas
- The rest of the northern portion of Antique (Sebaste, Culasi, Tibiao, Barbaza, Laua-An)
- rest of Aklan, Capiz, n
- northern portion of Iloilo (Lemery, Sara, Concepcion, San Dionisio, Batad, Estancia, Balasan, Carles)
- northern portion of Cebu (San Remigio, Bogo City, Medellin, Daanbantayan) including Bantayan Islands
- Biliran
- rest of Samar
- rest of Eastern Samar
- northern portion of Leyte (San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba, Matag-Ob, Palompon, Ormoc City, Pastrana, Palo, Calubian, Leyte, Kananga, Capoocan, Carigara, Jaro, Tunga, Barugo, Alangalang, Santa Fe, Tacloban City, Babatngon, San Miguel)
Tropical Storm Atsani
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Atsani, which was last spotted 1,205 kilometers east of southern Luzon, has re-intensified into a tropical storm but is still outside the Philippines area of responsibility (PAR).
Pagasa predicted that Atsani will likely enter Philippine territory Sunday morning and will be given a local name of Siony.
“It remains less likely to affect any portion of the country over the next 2 to 3 days. It is likely to intensify into a severe tropical storm in the next 24 to 36 hours,” Pagasa said.
Atsani is packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is moving west-northwest at 30 kph.
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