11 areas under signal 1 as ‘Tino’ veers southwest to NLuzon
11 areas under signal 1 as ‘Tino’ veers southwest to NLuzon
GMANews.TV – Tuesday, November 3
(UPDATE 1- Nov. 3, 12:41 a.m.) Eleven areas in northern Luzon are now under Storm Signal No. 1 as tropical depression Tino made an unexpected turn to the southwest Monday evening, threatening anew the provinces of northern Luzon that have borne the brunt of cyclones Pepeng and Ramil in past weeks.
In its 11:00 p.m. Monday bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Tino’s center as of 10:00 p.m. Monday was located 200 kms east of Tuguegarao.
Pagasa said Tino maintained its strength with maximum sustained winds of 55 kph as it moved west at 11 kph. If it continues on its present course, the tropical depression will cross the provinces of Isabela, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Ilocos Sur on Tuesday.
By Tuesday evening Tino is expected to be 90 kms east southeast of Vigan City.
In a radio interview over dzBB on Monday evening, Pagasa forecaster Manny Mendoza said a high-pressure area in mainland China could possibly push tropical depression Tino southward, but it could also be pulled northward by the tail-end of a cold front.
Mendoza also said that there was also the possibility of the cyclone becoming stationary if the high-pressure area in China interacted with the tail-end of the cold front.
To complicate matters, the Pagasa forecaster also mentioned still two other possibilities. First, that the cyclone gain strength because of the influence of a northeasterly wind flow, also known as amihan (northeast monsoon). And second, that the cyclone dissipate because of the onset of the cold season that will bring in a “dry and cold air mass.”
Asked which of these various possibilities had the highest likelihood, Mendoza said “based on their models” that Tino would most likely dissipate into a low-pressure area and merge into the tail-end of the cold front that will pull it northward.
Pagasa’s track of Tropical Depression ‘Tino’ as of Nov. 2, 8 p.m. Source: Pagasa website at http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph
Meanwhile, storm signal No. 1 is now hoisted over the Batanes group, Cagayan (including Babuyan and Calayan islands), Apayao, Kalinga, Mt. Province, Ifugao, Isabela, Quirino, and Northern Aurora.
Pagasa continued to reminded residents in low-lying areas and near mountain slopes to take precautions against possible flashfloods and landslides. It added the rest of Northern Luzon will have occasional rains and gusty winds due to the surge of the northeast monsoon. – GMANews.TV
Another storm is coming and the people of the Philippines are going to be tested once again. It is indeed a great month for us for this would be the 6th if I am not mistaken storm that hit our country nonstop. Why is this happening? Indeed because of such storms many lives have been taken and many lives were greatly affected by it. Is this a test? What is this? So many questions so little time. Nothing is curtain, mainly the thought of why things are happening right now, thinking that we almost had many a billion life time to know. Many lives were taken because of it and still nothing. Why are things happening? For me things are happening for a reason. Reasons we cannot explain but always take in mind those things are indeed happening for a reason. Maybe the reason why these storms are continuously entering our territory is for us to know the vale of the environment that we always neglect to protect. Another thing is that maybe the reason why many lives were taken is for us to know the value of it. Maybe the reason why people got sick is for them to realize that they are loved. Many questions with formulated answers that may or may not meant to answer such but still formulate enough reasonability to answer such. Think of it this way maybe the wrong answers you thought are indeed the right answers after all. With this I end this blog and telling the people to have hope and never give up for indeed there are to many reasons why one should live.
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