Last September 26, Typhoon Pedring entered Philippines with strong winds and rains. Today, Tuesday morning, I experienced strong winds and I thought the roof in my bedroom hit but it’s my neighbor’s roof… good grief. I said to myself that this must be like the strong Typhoon Ondoy who lashed two years ago here in my country. We experienced a long hours of brownouts and I keep checking time after time to my house. After 6 hours, the electricity came back and right now, I’m checking what’s the status of this Typhoon Pedring.
I read this from another blog by pinoyhalo.com: http://www.pinoyhalo.com/2011/09/27/bagyong-pedring-metro-manila-under-signal-no-2-classes-suspended/
DepEd suspends all classes from elementary to high school in NCR due toTyphoon Pedring. Metro Manila was placed under public storm signal no. 2 on Monday afternoon as Bagyong Pedring gains strength.
Based on the Department of Education guidelines, classes in pre-school level in all public and private schools will be automatically suspended with storm number 1, classes in pre-school, elementary and high school in all public and private schools will be automatically suspended with storm signal number 2, and classes in all levels are automatically suspended with storm signal number 3. All travel and outdoor activities are cancelled with storm signal number 4.
Classes in primary and secondary levels in Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan, General Trias in Cavite, and Antipolo, Rizal have also been suspended.
The Commission on Higher Education is leaving to college and university officials to decide suspension of their classes Tuesday.
Latest Typhoon Pedring update fromPAGASA issued at 11:00 pm, September 26, 2011: At 10:00 PM today, the center of Typhoon “PEDRING” was located based on radar, satellite and surface data at 170 km East Southeast of Casiguran, Aurora, packing maximum sustained winds of 140 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 170 kph.
Areas Under Signal No. 3:
Aurora, Isabela, Cagayan, Kalinga, Mt. Province, Ifugao, Nueva Viscaya and Quirino.
Areas Under Signal No. 2:
Ilocos Norte, Ilocas Sur, Abra, Apayao, La Union, Benguet, Pangasinan, Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Rizal, Quezon including Polillo Island, Bataan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur and Catanduanes.
Areas Under Signal No. 1:
Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Marinduque, Albay, Sorsogon, Burias and Lubang Islands, Babuyan and Calayan grp. Of Islands.
Typhoon Pedring is expected to make landfall early Tuesday morning in Aurora – Isabela area.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/09/27/11/pedring-exit-ph-wednesday-noon
‘Pedring’ to exit PH Wednesday noon
A man makes his way on a flooded Luneta as Typhoon Pedring batters the rest of Luzon. Photo by RemZamora for abs-cbnNEWS.com
MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon “Pedring” has weakened after making landfall over the northern part of Luzon and is expected to be out of the country by Wednesday noon, state weather bureau PAGASA said.
In its latest weather bulletin at 10 a.m., PAGASA said Pedring was spotted 100 kilometers (km) east of Baguio City. It was packing maximum sustained winds of 120 km per hour near the center, with gustiness of up to 150 kph.
The typhoon, which had a diameter of 650 km, was moving west northwest at 19 kph and bringing rainfall of between 15 millimeters and 25 mm per hour.
“Typhoon Pedring has weakened as it crossed the rugged terrain of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range,” PAGASA said.
It projected Pedring to be in the vicinity of Atok, Benguet by 2 p.m. today and along the western coast of La Union by 4 p.m. It said the typhoon would exit the Philippine area of responsibility by noon Wednesday.
Public storm signal no. 3 remained hoisted over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Kalinga, Mt. Province, Ifugao, Benguet, La Union, Nueva Viscaya, and Pangasinan.
Signal no. 2 was raised over Apayao, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Pampanga, Tarlac, Bulacan, Bataan and Metro Manila.
Among the areas under storm signal no. 1 were Babuyan, Calayan group of Islands, Northern Quezon, Polillo Island, Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, Lubang Island and Cavite.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/metro-manila/09/27/11/roxas-boulevard-tondo-areas-hit-floods
Roxas Boulevard, Tondo areas hit by floods
Floodwater reaches the US embassy gates on Roxas Boulevard on Tuesday as the high tide in Manila Bay combined with the rain and wind brought by Typhoon Pedring flooded a portion of Manila. Photo by Bayan Patroller Keith Brown
Water from Manila Bay swept through Roxas Boulevard and nearby areas causing waist-deep floods. Several vehicles were also submerged and a number of establishments were also inundated.
Sea water also entered the Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila forcing hundreds to evacuate. The Red Cross says at least 300 residents from Isla Puting Bato and Parola are now staying in evacuation centers.
Waves from Manila Bay reach as high as the coconut trees along the breakwater as winds brought by Typhoon Pedring caused a storm surge on Tuesday and caused many parts of Roxas Boulevard to become flooded. Photo by Bayan Patroller Marian Pastor Roces
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