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MANILA – The “Vicky” (international name: Krovanh) weather disturbance, now a tropical storm, continues to affect parts of the country even after leaving the Philippine area of responsibility, the state meteorological office said on Sunday.
In its weather bulletin at 11 p.m. Sunday, PAGASA said that the strong winds brought by the storm and the monsoon storm surge from the northeast will bring hurricane-force winds across the Kalayaan, Batanes, Babuyan Islands and the northern parts of Cagayan, Apayao and Ilocos. North. .
Vicky was last seen 85 kilometers southwest of Kalayaan, Palawan, at 10 p.m., with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 80 kilometers per hour.
Storm sign no. 2 is now hoisted over the Kalayaan Islands, where winds of 61 to 120 kph could completely unroof nipa and cogon huts, damage rice and corn crops, and topple banana and mango plants.
PAGASA said that Kalayaan Island, the eastern part of the mainland Cagayan valley, Aurora and the northern part of Quezon will experience moderate to heavy rains through Monday, while light to moderate rains may persist with heavy rains in the rest of the valley of Mainland Cagayan, Babuyan Islands, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao and the rest of Quezon.
Rain-induced flooding and landslides can occur during periods of heavy or prolonged rains, especially in areas highly susceptible to these hazards and those that recently received heavy rains, he added.
At least one more storm is forecast to enter the country before the year is out, PAGASA weather forecaster Chris Perez previously said.
