'Amang' makes landfall over Panganiban, Catanduanes
Published Apr 11, 2023 04:01 pm
Tropical depression Amang weakened slightly after making landfall over Panganiban, Catanduanes around 10 p.m., Tuesday, April 11, based on the latest bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
PAGASA said Amang is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 60 kph, while moving westward at 15 kph.
This satellite image from PAGASA shows the location of tropical depression Amang as of 10:40 p.m., Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
Due to strong winds brought about by the tropical depression, Wind Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Quezon including Polillo Islands, Marinduque, Ticao Island, Burias Island, Rizal, Laguna, Aurora, Bulacan, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Isabela, and Northern Samar. However, should the weakening trend of Amang persists, PAGASA said Wind Signal No. 1 may be lifted in some areas. “Areas under Wind Signal No. 1 may experience strong winds—strong breeze to near gale strength—associated with tropical depression Amang, which may cause minimal to minor impacts to life and property,” PAGASA warned. It said that heavy rains may affect Bicol Region, the northern and southeastern parts of Quezon, and the eastern parts of Rizal and Laguna until Friday evening, April 14. “Under these conditions, flooding and rain-induced landslides are possible, especially in areas that are highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards as identified in hazard maps and in localities that experienced considerable amounts of rainfall for the past several days,” it also warned.
This satellite image from PAGASA shows the location of tropical depression Amang as of 10:40 p.m., Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
Due to strong winds brought about by the tropical depression, Wind Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Quezon including Polillo Islands, Marinduque, Ticao Island, Burias Island, Rizal, Laguna, Aurora, Bulacan, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Isabela, and Northern Samar. However, should the weakening trend of Amang persists, PAGASA said Wind Signal No. 1 may be lifted in some areas. “Areas under Wind Signal No. 1 may experience strong winds—strong breeze to near gale strength—associated with tropical depression Amang, which may cause minimal to minor impacts to life and property,” PAGASA warned. It said that heavy rains may affect Bicol Region, the northern and southeastern parts of Quezon, and the eastern parts of Rizal and Laguna until Friday evening, April 14. “Under these conditions, flooding and rain-induced landslides are possible, especially in areas that are highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards as identified in hazard maps and in localities that experienced considerable amounts of rainfall for the past several days,” it also warned.
Track and intensity forecast
PAGASA said Amang may move generally westward or west-northwestward in the next 12 to 24 hours, bringing its center to the coastal municipalities of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur before turning northwest toward the waters east of Quezon province, with the possibility of passing near or over the Polillo Islands. In this scenario, a subsequent landfall over Aurora may take place on Thursday afternoon or evening, April 13, it added. “Based on the forecast confidence cone and considering the weak nature of the depression, the possibility that the depression will continue tracking more westward—slightly south of the present track forecast—over the Bicol Peninsula and mainland Quezon is not ruled out,” PAGASA pointed out. It said that Amang may remain a tropical depression for the next 24 to 48 hours before weakening into a low pressure area late Thursday “due to increasing vertical wind shear, intrusion of dry air, and interaction with the rugged landmass of eastern Luzon.”