Typhoon Ambo hit Eastern Visayas; to slam into southern Luzon

On top of everything that’s been going on, we have a typhoon to worry too.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal no. 3 has already been raised over parts of the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas due to Typhoon Ambo.

At 7 a.m., Thursday, the center of Typhoon Ambo was approximately 185 kilometers east southeast of Catarman, Northern Samar, or 110 km east northeast of Borongan City, Eastern Samar.

The typhoon was forecast to make landfall over Burias island, and over the Bondoc Peninsula in Southern Quezon by early Friday morning.

PAG-ASA said moderate to heavy with at times intense rains will be experienced over Bicol Region, Quezon, Northern Samar, Marinduque, Laguna, and Rizal until tonight.

The typhoon has made landfall 5 times, so far:

Thursday, May 14

San Policarpo, Eastern Samar – 12:15 pm
Dalupiri Island, Northern Samar – 10:15 pm
Capul Island, Northern Samar – 10:30 pm

Friday, May 15

Ticao Island, Masbate – 12 am
Burias Island, Masbate – 3 am

Animated satellite imagery of Typhoon Ambo’s movement in the eastern Philippines as of 3 a.m. Friday. *US NOAA/Japan Meteorological Agency/Himawari-8* (via ABS-CBN News)

Here is the updated list of areas under storm signals:

SIGNAL NO. 3

Sorsogon
Albay
Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands
Catanduanes
Camarines Sur
Camarines Norte
Marinduque
southern portion of Quezon (Pagbilao, Atimonan, Padre Burgos, Agdangan, Plaridel, Unisan, Gumaca, Pitogo, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Tagkawayan, Calauag, Lopez, Macalelon, General Luna, Catanauan, Buenavista, Guinayangan, Mulanay, San Narciso, San Andres, San Francisco)
western portion of Northern Samar (San Vicente, Capul, San Antonio, Allen, Victoria, San Isidro, Biri, Lavezares, Rosario, San Jose)

SIGNAL NO. 2

Southern portion of Aurora (Dipaculao, Baler, Maria Aurora, San Luis, Dingalan)
Pampanga
Nueva Ecija
Tarlac
Bulacan
Metro Manila
Cavite
Batangas
Laguna
Rizal
the rest of Quezon
Romblon
the rest of Northern Samar
the northern portion of Samar (Calbayog City, Sta. Margarita, Gandara, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, Tarangnan, Sto. Niño, Almagro, Tagapul-an, Matuguinao, San Jose de Buan, Catbalogan City, Jiabong, Motiong, Zumarraga, Daram)
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