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After entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the depression was named Kristine by the PAGASA at 05:00 PHT on October 21 (21:00 UTC on October 20) and was embedded within the larger trough that extended from the Philippines eastward almost to Guam. [7] [8] Trami impacting the Philippines on October 22
The Philippines is a typhoon-prone country, with approximately twenty tropical cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less often, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the month with the most activity.
Typhoon Ewiniar resulted in ₱1.03 billion (US$20.88 million) in total damages in the Philippines, with ₱85.63 million (US$1.74 million) to agriculture and ₱942.55 million (US$19.14 million) to infrastructure, while also causing six deaths, injuring eight people, and impacting around 152,266 others.
A powerful storm sweeping across the Pacific Ocean in the direction of the Philippines has intensified into a super typhoon, with forecasters warning it could hit the northern part of the country ...
Since 1963, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has assigned local names to a tropical cyclone should it move into or form as a tropical depression in their area of responsibility located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N-25°N, even if the cyclone has had an international name assigned to it.
Heavy rains accompanying storm may cause flash flooding in low-lying and inland areas
The Philippines is impacted by an average of 20 tropical storms per year. So far this year, nine storms have hit the country. Although the previous three typhoon seasons were below normal in the ...
April 13–14, 2008: Tropical Storm Neoguri (Ambo) makes landfall over Palawan. Heavy rain occurred in the island along with Leyte and Metro Manila. Typhoon Fengshen (Frank) impacting Visayas on June 21, 2008. May 11, 2008: The outer rain bands of Typhoon Rammasun (Butchoy) brought heavy rains and mudslides over Visayas.