BY ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ
Super typhoon “Rolly” (international name “Goni” has made its second landfall over Tiwi, Albay around 7:20 a.m. Sunday, while unleashing catastrophic violent winds and intense to torrential rainfall along its path.
It first made its landfall over Bato, Catanduanes around 4:50 a.m.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Rolly has maintained its maximum sustained winds of 225 kilometers per hout (kph) but more winds gusts at 310 kph.
Signal No. 5 remains hoisted over Albay and Camarines Sur.
Signal No. 4 was also raised over Metro Manila, Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, northern portion of Sorsogon (Donsol, Pilar, Castilla, Sorsogon City, Prieto Diaz, Gubat, Barcelona, Juban, Casiguran, Magallanes), Burias Island, central and southern portions of Quezon (Real, Mauban, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Calauag, Tagkawayan, Guinayangan, San Antonio, Tiaong, Dolores, Candelaria, Sariaya, Tayabas City, Sampaloc, Lucban, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Atimonan, Padre Burgos, Agdangan, Unisan, Plaridel, Gumaca, Lopez, Buenavista, San Narciso, San Andres, San Francisco, Mulanay, Catanauan, General Luna, Macalelon, Pitogo), central and southern portions of Rizal (Tanay, Antipolo City, San Mateo, Cainta, Taytay, Binangonan, Teresa, Morong, Cardona, Baras, Jala-Jala, Pililla, Angono), Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, northern portion of Romblon (Concepcion, Corcuera, Banton), northern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Abra de Ilog), and northern portion of Oriental Mindoro (Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Baco, Calapan City, Naujan, Pola, Victoria, Socorro, Pinamalayan).
Areas under Signal No. 3 were the rest of Sorsogon, northern portion of Masbate (Mobo, Masbate City, Milagros, Uson, Baleno, Aroroy, Mandaon) including Ticao Island, the rest of Quezon including Polillo Island, the rest of Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, southern portion of Zambales (San Marcelino, San Felipe, Olongapo City, Subic, Castillejos, San Antonio, San Narciso, Botolan, Cabangan), central portion of Romblon (Calatrava, San Andres, San Agustin, Romblon, Magdiwang, San Fernando, Cajidiocan), central portion of Occidental Mindoro (Sablayan, Mamburao, Santa Cruz, Paluan) including Lubang Island, central portion of Oriental Mindoro (Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong), and Northern Samar.
Meanwhile, Signal No. 2 was up in Aurora, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Benguet, La Union, Pangasinan, the rest of Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, the rest of Oriental Mindoro, the rest of Occidental Mindoro, the rest of Romblon, the rest of Masbate, northern portion of Samar (Catbalogan City, Jiabong, Motiong, Paranas, Hinabangan, San Sebastian, Tarangnan, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, San Jose de Buan, Matuguinao, Gandara, Santa Margarita, Calbayog City, Santo Nino, Almagro, Tagapul-An), northern portion of Eastern Samar (San Julian, Sulat, Taft, Can-Avid, Dolores, Maslog, Oras, San Policarpo, Arteche, Jipapad), extreme northern portion of Antique (Pandan, Libertad, Caluya), and northwestern portion of Aklan (Buruanga, Malay, Nabas, Ibajay).
Areas under Signal No. 1 were mainland Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Abra, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Calamian Islands, the rest of the northern portion of Antique (Sebaste, Culasi, Tibiao, Barbaza, Laua-An), the rest of Aklan, Capiz, northern portion of Iloilo (Lemery, Sara, Concepcion, San Dionisio, Batad, Estancia, Balasan, Carles), northern portion of Cebu (San Remigio, Bogo City, Medellin, Daanbantayan) including Bantayan Islands, Biliran, the rest of Samar, the rest of Eastern Samar, and northern portion of Leyte (San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba, Matag-Ob, Palompon, Ormoc City, Pastrana, Palo, Calubian, Leyte, Kananga, Capoocan, Carigara, Jaro, Tunga, Barugo, Alangalang, Santa Fe, Tacloban City, Babatngon, San Miguel).
In the next 12 hours, PAGASA warned of possible catastrophic violent winds and intense to torrential rainfall associated with the region of the eyewall and inner rainbands of the typhoon over Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, northern portion of Sorsogon, Burias Island, Marinduque, central and southern portions of Quezon, Laguna, and eastern portion of Batangas.
“This (is) a particularly dangerous situation for these areas,” it said.
The center of Rolly will cross Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur before heading towards Marinduque-Southern Quezon area this afternoon. ”
After crossing Southern Luzon, Rolly may weaken and emerge as a typhoon over the West Philippine Sea between tonight and early Monday morning.
PAGASA warned that the passage of Rolly will bring heavy to intense with at times torrential rains over Bicol region, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Metro Manila, Marinduque, Romblon, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Bataan, Bulacan, Aurora, Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran, and eastern portions of mainland Cagayan and Isabela.
Moderate to heavy rains with at times intense rains may also prevail over Cordillera Administrative Region, Leyte, and the rest of mainland Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon, while light to moderate with at times heavy rains will be felt in Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, and the rest of Luzon and Visayas.
LANDSLIDES
PAGASA warned that flooding, rain-induced landslides, and sediment-laden streamflows or lahar may occur during heavy or prolonged rainfall especially in areas that are highly susceptible to these hazards.
Very destructive typhoon-force winds will be experienced in areas under Signal Nos. 4 and 5.
Destructive typhoon-force winds may be felt in areas under Signal No. 3, damaging gale- to storm-force winds in areas under Signal No. 2, and strong breeze to near gale conditions in areas under Signal No. 1.
STORM SURGE
In the next 24 hours, there is a high risk of storm surge of more than 3.0 meters (m) over the coastal areas of Catanduanes and Camarines Norte and the northern coastal areas of Quezon including Polillo Islands and Camarines Sur; up to 3.0 m over the coastal areas of Metro Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, southeastern coastal area of Batangas (facing Tayabas Bay), and most of the southern coastal areas of Quezon; up to 2.0 m over the coastal areas of Marinduque, Lubang Island, Albay, Masbate (including Ticao and Burias Islands), Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar and the remaining coastal areas of Quezon, Camarines Sur, and Batangas.
Moreover, there is also a moderate to high risk of storm surge in the coastal areas surrounding Laguna de Bay and Taal Lake.
These storm surges, which may be accompanied by swells and breaking waves reaching the coast can cause life-threatening and damaging coastal inundation, PAGASA said.
