Aghon makes 8 landfalls so far, dumps more than a month's rain in Tayabas, Alabat

Ariel Rojas

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<div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1716695298897442500800_871117745059880_95223799182548091_n.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">Location of Tropical Storm Aghon as of 10:40 a.m. Sunday. <em id="isPasted">Photo courtesy of PAGASA</em><br/></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Tropical Storm Aghon has slightly intensified while meandering over Sariaya, Quezon, state weather bureau PAGASA said in its 11 a.m. bulletin Sunday.</p><p>Aghon (international name: Ewiniar) now packs winds of 75 kilometers per hour with gusts of up to 125 km/h. It is moving northwestward at 10 km/h.</p><p>Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 is raised in central and northern Quezon, Laguna, and the eastern portions of Rizal and Batangas.</p><p>Meanwhile, Wind Signal No. 1 is hoisted over Metro Manila, southeastern Isabela, southern Quirino, southern Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, eastern and southern Nueva Ecija, southern Bataan, eastern Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, northern and central Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and the rest of Rizal, Batangas, and Quezon.</p><div><strong>EIGHT LANDFALLS</strong></div><p>Aghon has made eight landfalls so far while moving northwestward across Eastern Visayas and Southern Luzon since Friday.</p><p>Its eight landfalls are as follows:</p><p>May 24</p><p>-Homonhon Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar 11:20 p.m., May 24</p><p>May 25</p><p>-Giporlos, Eastern Samar 12:40 a.m.</p><p>-Basiao Island, Catbalogan City, Samar 4:00 a.m.</p><p>-Cagduyong Island, Catbalogan City, Samar 5:00 a.m.</p><p>-Batuan, Masbate 10:20 a.m.</p><p>-Masbate City, Masbate 10:40 a.m.</p><p>-Torrijos, Marinduque 10:00 p.m.</p><p>May 26</p><p>-Lucena City, Quezon 4:30 a.m.</p><p>Based on PAGASA&#x27;s latest forecast track, Aghon will be closest to Metro Manila Sunday afternoon through early evening. Another landfall is possible over the Polillo Islands on Sunday evening.</p><div><strong>AMOUNT OF RAINFALL</strong></div><p>Meanwhile, heavy rains from Aghon battered Visayas and Southern Luzon, causing flooding in some parts of Samar Island and other areas.</p><p>Over 24 hours from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday, Mulanay, Quezon registered 229.4 millimeters (mm) of rain. There is no climatological data for the town yet as the PAGASA station there was only recently opened.</p><p>Tayabas City, Quezon meanwhile received 226.5 mm rainfall - almost one and a half month&#x27;s rain for the month of May in the city. The average precipitation in the city during May is 159.7 mm.</p><p>Alabat town also logged more than a month&#x27;s rain of 152.2 mm; its May average is 128.2 mm.</p><p>Infanta, Quezon had 146.3 mm of rain while Tanay, Rizal had 98.4 mm for the same 24-hour period.</p><p>The previous day, more than three weeks&#x27; worth of rain was also dumped in Catbalogan City and Catarman, Northern Samar at 137.7 mm and 132.0 mm, respectively.</p><div><strong id="isPasted">INTENSE TO TORRENTIAL RAINS</strong></div><p>Through Sunday evening, PAGASA forecasts torrential rains to persist in Quezon while intense rains may batter Metro Manila, Aurora, eastern Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, and Camarines Norte.</p><p>Heavy rains may also be experienced in Nueva Ecija, eastern parts of Isabela and Pampanga, Mindoro provinces, Romblon, western Camarines Sur, Antique, Aklan, and the rest of CALABARZON and Bulacan.</p><p>As of 11 a.m., Sunday, a heavy rainfall warning is in effect in areas in Southern Luzon:</p><p>-Red Warning for torrential rains over Quezon and Laguna</p><p>-Yellow Warning for heavy rains over Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Batangas</p><p>PAGASA warned against serious flooding in low-lying areas and along river channels as well as landslides in mountainous areas.</p><p>PAGASA said the storm is about to recurve or may be recurving already as it traverses Calabarzon. It may emerge over the coastal waters off northern Quezon or Aurora on Sunday evening.</p><p>It will then track northeastward over the Philippine Sea where it may intensify into a severe tropical storm and eventually reach typhoon intensity before exiting the Philippine area of responsibility Wednesday morning.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vZ9KnsNrQmY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span></span><br/></div>

<p>Aghon has made eight landfalls so far while moving northwestward across Eastern Visayas and Southern Luzon since Friday.</p>

Aghon has made eight landfalls so far while moving northwestward across Eastern Visayas and Southern Luzon since Friday.

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'Aghon' makes 8 landfalls so far, dumps more than a month's rain in Tayabas, Alabat

'Aghon' makes 8 landfalls so far, dumps more than a month's rain in Tayabas, Alabat

Ariel Rojas,

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Published May 26, 2024 12:23 PM PHT

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Updated May 26, 2024 12:44 PM PHT

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