Download PDF FLASH UPDATE #2 – Tropical Cyclone MEGI (Agaton), Philippines HAZARD INFORMATION According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), as of 1000 HRS UTC+7 of 13 April 2022, the Low-Pressure Area (LPA) formerly Tropical Cyclone (TC) MEGI (Agaton) has dissipated. However, scattered rainshowers will prevail over Quezon, Bicol Region, Oriental…
Download PDF FLASH UPDATE #1 – Tropical Storm MEGI (Agaton), Philippines OVERVIEW: According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Tropical Storm (TS) MEGI (local name: Agaton) maintains its strength while moving slowly westward over the coastal waters of Guiuan, Eastern Samar. The tropical storm has made landfall over Calicoan Island, Guiuan,…
Download PDF FLASH UPDATE #1 – Flooding in Southern Region, Thailand OVERVIEW: According to the report from Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), due to the influence of the easterly winds that still prevail over the Gulf of Thailand and the South, heavy to very heavy rainfall has resulted in flash floods since…
Download PDF FLASH UPDATE #1 – INVEST 93W, VIET NAM OVERVIEW: As of 0900 HRS UTC+7, 30 March, an area of convection (INVEST 93W) was located near 10.8N 113.2E, approximately 754 km Southeast of Danang, Viet Nam according to Viet Nam’s National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF). INTENSITY: INVEST 93W has consolidated over the last 12 hours and surface winds are…
Download PDF FLASH UPDATE #1 – TAAL VOLCANO ERUPTION, PHILIPPINES OVERVIEW: At 0622 HRS UTC+7, the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), Taal Volcano Main Crater generated a short-lived phreatomagmatic burst which was followed by nearly continuous phreatomagmatic activity that generated plumes 1.5 km high accompanied by volcanic earthquake and infrasound signals. EXPOSURE: It is estimated that 53,697 people, 10,131 households, and $139 Million (USD) of…