Post Typhoon Nina Report

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Situation report on tropical storm Nina with international name Nock-ten as of 9 January 2017 that entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 3:00 am of 26 November 2016.

The following information was acquired from government sources like Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and other related government agencies.

Situation overview

The following is an account on significant events ordered chronologically:

23 Dec 2016 03:00am

Severe Tropical Storm (STS) with international name Nock-ten entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) was named “Nina”.

05:00am

Severe Weather Bulletin #1 report says at 4:00 AM tropical storm Nina center is 960 KM East of Guiuan, Eastern Samar (11.0°N, 134.5°E) with maximum sustained winds of up to 95 KPH near the center and gustiness of up to 120 KPH. It was forecasted to move West Northwest at 25 KPH. [PAGASA Facebook Page]

24 Dec 2016 05:00am

Severe Weather Bulletin #5 report says at 4:00 AM typhoon Nina center is 475 KM East Northeast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar (13.1 °N, 129.5 °E) with maximum sustained winds of up to 135 KPH near the center and gustiness of up to 165 KPH. It is forecasted to move West Northwest at 17 KPH.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 1 raised over Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon and Masbate including Ticao, Burias Islands, Northern Samar and Eastern Samar. [PAGASA Facebook Page]

25 Dec 2016 05:00am

Severe Weather Bulletin #11 report says at 4:00 AM typhoon Nina center is 250 KM East of Virac, Catanduanes (13.6°N, 126.5°E) with maximum sustained winds of up to 175 KPH near the center and gustiness of up to 215 KPH. It was forecasted to move West at 15 KPH.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 3 raised over Catanduanes, Albay and Camarines Sur.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 2 raised over Southern Quezon, Marinduque, Camarines Norte, Masbate including Ticao and Burias Island, Sorsogon, and Northern Samar.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 1 raised over Metro Manila, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Southern Nueva Vizcaya, Southern Quirino, Zambales, Pampanga, Tarlac, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, the rest of Quezon including Polillo Island, Aurora, Romblon, Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island and Oriental Mindoro, Aklan, Capiz, Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran, Leyte and Bantayan Island. [PAGASA Facebook Page]

11:00am

Severe Weather Bulletin #13 report says at 10:00 AM typhoon Nina center is 150 KM East of Virac, Catanduanes (13.4°N, 125.6°E) with maximum sustained winds of up to 185 KPH near the center and gustiness of up to 255 KPH. It was forecasted to move West at 15 KPH.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 4 raised over Catanduanes.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 3 raised over Burias Island, Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur and Southern Quezon.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 2 raised over Masbate including Ticao Island, Sorsogon, Oriental Mindoro, Batangas, Laguna, Rest of Quezon including Polillo, Marinduque, Romblon and Northern Samar.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 1 raised over Metro Manila, Rizal, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Southern Quirino, Southern Nueva Vizcaya, Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan, Tarlac, Cavite, Aklan, Capiz, Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran, Leyte and Bantayan Island. [PAGASA Facebook Page]

06:30pm

Typhoon Nina made landfall over Catanduanes. [PAGASA Facebook Page]

08:00pm

Severe Weather Bulletin #16 report says at 7:00 PM typhoon Nina center is 20 KM Southwest of Virac, Catanduanes (13.5°N, 124.1°E) with maximum sustained winds of up to 185 KPH near the center and gustiness of up to 255 KPH. It was forecasted to move West at 15 KPH.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 4 raised over Catanduanes and Camarines Sur.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 3 raised over Burias Island, Albay, Camarines Norte, Southern Quezon, Sorsogon and Marinduque.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 2 raised over Metro Manila, Masbate including Ticao Island, Oriental Mindoro, Batangas, Laguna, Rest of Quezon including Polillo, Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island, Romblon, Cavite, Rizal, Bulacan, Bataan and Northern Samar.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 1 raised over Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Zambales, Pampanga, Tarlac, Calamian Group of Islands, Northern portion of Samar and Northern portion of Eastern Samar. [PAGASA Facebook Page]

11:00pm

Severe Weather Bulletin #17 report says at 10:00 PM typhoon Nina center is at the border of Sagñay-Buhi, Camarines Sur (13.5°N, 123.5°E) with maximum sustained winds of up to 175 KPH near the center and gustiness of up to 290 KPH. It was forecasted to move West at 20 KPH.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 4 raised over Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Southern Quezon.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 3 raised over Catanduanes, Laguna, Batangas, Marinduque, Albay, and the rest of Quezon.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 2 raised over Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Oriental Mindoro, Polillo Islands, Sorsogon, Lubang Island, and Burias Island.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 1 raised over Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Zambales, Pampanga, Tarlac, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, Romblon, Masbate including Ticao Island and Northern Samar. [PAGASA Facebook Page]

26 Dec 2016 05:00am

Severe Weather Bulletin #19 report says at 4:00 AM typhoon Nina center is 85 km North of Romblon, Romblon (13.3°N, 122.2°E) with maximum sustained winds of up to 150 KPH near the center and gustiness of up to 250 KPH. It was forecasted to move West at 20 KPH.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 3 raised over Camarines Sur, southern Quezon, Marinduque, Batangas, northern Oriental Mindoro, Lubang Island, Cavite and Laguna.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 2 raised over Metro Manila, Rizal, northern Quezon including Polillo Islands, Bulacan, Bataan, Pampanga, southern Zambales, rest of Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, northern Occidental Mindoro, Burias Island, Camarines Norte, and Albay.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) 1 raised over the rest of Occidental Mindoro, Masbate including Ticao Island, rest of Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, southern Aurora, Pangasinan, Sorsogon and Catanduanes. [PAGASA Facebook Page]

27 Dec 2016 05:00am

Severe Weather Bulletin #25 report says at 4:00 AM typhoon Nina center is 360 km West of Iba, Zambales (14.7 °N, 116.7 °E) with maximum sustained winds of up to 120 KPH near the center and gustiness of up to 150 KPH. It was forecasted to move West at 17 KPH.

All Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal are now lifted. [PAGASA Facebook Page]

Nina made eight (8) landfalls:

1. 25 December 2016 6:30pm Bato, Catanduanes
2. 25 December 2016 9:30pm Sagnay, Camarines Sur
3. 26 December 2016 2:00am San Andres, Quezon
4. 26 December 2016 4:30am Torrijos, Marinduque
5. 26 December 2016 9:15am Verde Island, Batangas
6. 26 December 2016 10:10am Tingloy, Batangas
7. 26 December 2016 11:40am Calatagan, Batangas
8. 26 December 2016 1:00pm Lubang Island, Occidental Mindoro

Effects of typhoon Nina:

A total of 98,771 families or 487,825 individuals were pre-emptively evacuated in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Regions V and VII.

A total of 516,461 families or 2,295,021 individuals were affected in 1,986 barangays in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Regions V and VII. A total of 1,158 families or 6,227 invidividuals are still inside 64 evacuation centers in Provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur, and Catanduanes.

A total of thirteen (13) dead persons and 21 missing were reported in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Regions V and VII.

A total of 313,767 houses were damaged in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Region V. There were 228,538 partially damaged and 85,229 totally damaged.

As of 4 January 2017, the following are the power restoration updates:

A total of twelve (12) provinces in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Region V experiencing intermittent communications (2G, 3G, LTE).

A total of PhP 6,115,355,766.75 worth of damages to agriculture, infrastructure in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Regions V and VII. Agricultural damages amounts to PhP 5,062,121,871.75 and PhP 1,053,233,895.00 on infrastructure.

Disaster Response

A total of PhP 355,261,993.75 worth of assistance from DSWD, LGUs, DOH, NGOs, and OCD were extended to affected provinces in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Regions V and VII.

A total of PhP 7,112,134.00 worth of relief assistance has been provided to the affected families. DSWD provided PhP 6,249,254.00 while LGUs provided PhP 862,880.00.

Details

A detailed information is officially reported in the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Situation Report. ●