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Typhoon Ketsana, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Ondoy, was the second-most devastating tropical cyclone of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season, causing $1.15 billion in damages and 665 fatalities, only behind Morakot earlier in the season, which caused 956 deaths and damages worth $6.2 billion. Ketsana was the sixteenth tropical storm ...
A 48-hour rainfall was recorded throughout Luzon from May 6 to 8 peaking on May due to Typhoon Chan-hom. 7 Winds of 85–140 km/h combined with heavy rain damaged the provinces of Abra, Quirino, Cagayan, Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Aurora (further, these provinces received more than 200mm in 24 hours.) and Zambales (received more than 135 mm in 24 ...
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.
In some parts of Luzon, rainfall totaling 400 millimeters (15.8 inches) was reported, and rain from the storms outer bands has continued to drench parts of the Philippines in recent days.
September 25–26, 2009: Tropical Storm Ketsana (Ondoy) passes through Luzon, where torrential rainfall led to record flood levels to as high as 20 feet (6.1 m) in rural areas and in Metro Manila. 671 people have died from the storm with damages toppling up to ₱11 billion (US$237 million).
Normally, as a tropical cyclone intensifies, its heavier rainfall rates become more concentrated around its center. [4] Rainfall is found to be heaviest in tropical cyclone's inner core, whether it be the eyewall or central dense overcast , within a degree latitude of the center, with lesser amounts farther away from the center. [ 5 ]
Typhoon Gaemi swept across East Asia beginning on July 22, with more than 300mm (11.81 inches) of rainfall falling on Philippine capital Manila in just one day.
Rain with intensity seen in the latest event following weakened typhoons is unusual in Beijing and its surroundings. ... One of the most significant rain events was caused by Typhoon Wanda in 1956 ...