Tremendous Hurricane Nando strengthens once more whereas shifting east of Cagayan

The utmost sustained winds of Tremendous Hurricane Nando (Ragasa) attain 205 km/h on Sunday night, September 21

MANILA, Philippines – Tremendous Hurricane Nando (Ragasa) turned even stronger on Sunday night, September 21, simply lower than a day away from its potential landfall in Cagayan province’s Babuyan Islands.

Nando’s most sustained winds elevated to 205 kilometers per hour as of 11 pm on Sunday, from 185 km/h at 5 pm and 195 km/h at 8 pm. Its gustiness is now as much as 250 km/h.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Companies Administration (PAGASA) stated Nando could both “preserve its energy or additional intensify earlier than it approaches excessive Northern Luzon.” Its potential peak depth, beforehand predicted to be 205 km/h, may attain 220 km/h.

The tremendous storm was final noticed 350 kilometers east northeast of Aparri, Cagayan, or 360 kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan, at 10 pm. It continues to maneuver west northwest at 15 km/h.

PAGASA has zeroed in on Babuyan Islands as Nando’s potential landfall website, and the tremendous storm is now seen to hit land at an earlier time — both late morning or early afternoon of Monday, September 22.

Nando can be enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat.

Average to torrential rain because of the tremendous storm will persist in Northern Luzon and Central Luzon, whereas the southwest monsoon is inflicting reasonable to intense rain primarily in parts of Southern Luzon.

Nando

Sunday night, September 21, to Monday night, September 22

• Intense to torrential rain (above 200 millimeters): Batanes, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Apayao
• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Ilocos Sur, Abra, Isabela
• Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): La Union, Benguet, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Zambales

Monday night, September 22, to Tuesday night, September 23

• Intense to torrential rain (above 200 mm): Ilocos Norte, Apayao, Abra
• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Batanes, Cagayan, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Benguet, Kalinga
• Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Pangasinan, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Tarlac

Tuesday night, September 23, to Wednesday night, September 24

• Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Batanes, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Apayao, Abra

Southwest monsoon

Sunday night, September 21, to Monday night, September 22

• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Occidental Mindoro
• Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Romblon, Vintage, Palawan

Monday night, September 22, to Tuesday night, September 23

• Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Metro Manila, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan

Tuesday night, September 23, to Wednesday night, September 24

• Average to heavy rain (50-100 mm): La Union, Pangasinan, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Occidental Mindoro

Floods and landslides are anticipated.

Extra areas have been positioned below tropical cyclone wind indicators as of 11 pm on Sunday.

Sign No. 3

Storm-force winds (89 to 117 km/h), reasonable to important risk to life and property

• Batanes
• Babuyan Islands
• northern and central elements of Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Lal-lo, Gattaran, Baggao, Alcala, Santo Niño, Lasam, Allacapan, Camalaniugan, Buguey, Santa Teresita, Aparri, Ballesteros, Abulug, Pamplona, Sanchez-Mira, Claveria, Santa Praxedes, Rizal)
• northern and central elements of Apayao (Flora, Santa Marcela, Pudtol, Luna, Calanasan, Kabugao)
• northern a part of Ilocos Norte (Carasi, Piddig, Vintar, Bacarra, Pasuquin, Burgos, Bangui, Dumalneg, Pagudpud, Adams)

Sign No. 2

Gale-force winds (62 to 88 km/h), minor to reasonable risk to life and property

• remainder of Cagayan
• northern and central elements of Isabela (San Mariano, Ilagan Metropolis, Tumauini, Cabagan, Palanan, Divilacan, Maconacon, San Pablo, Santa Maria, Santo Tomas, Delfin Albano, Quezon, Quirino, Mallig, Gamu, Burgos, Dinapigue, Roxas, San Manuel, San Mateo, Aurora, Cabatuan, Luna, Reina Mercedes, Naguilian, Benito Soliven, Cauayan Metropolis, Alicia, Angadanan, San Guillermo)
• remainder of Apayao
• Abra
• Kalinga
• jap and central elements of Mountain Province (Paracelis, Natonin, Barlig, Sadanga, Bontoc, Besao, Sagada)
• jap a part of Ifugao (Alfonso Lista, Aguinaldo)
• remainder of Ilocos Norte
• northern a part of Ilocos Sur (Cabugao, Sinait, San Juan, Magsingal, Santo Domingo, Bantay, San Ildefonso, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Vigan Metropolis, Caoayan, Santa, Nagbukel, Narvacan, Santa Maria, San Emilio, Burgos, Santiago, San Esteban, Lidlidda, Banayoyo, Quirino)

Sign No. 1

Robust winds (39 to 61 km/h), minimal to minor risk to life and property

• remainder of Isabela
• Quirino
• Nueva Vizcaya
• remainder of Mountain Province
• remainder of Ifugao
• Benguet
• remainder of Ilocos Sur
• La Union
• Pangasinan
• Aurora
• Nueva Ecija
• Bulacan
• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Zambales
• northern a part of Quezon (Normal Nakar) together with Polillo Islands

The best potential tropical cyclone wind sign because of Nando is Sign No. 5.

The southwest monsoon and the trough of the tremendous storm are bringing sturdy to gale-force gusts to those areas as properly:

Monday, September 22

• Metro Manila, Central Luzon (areas not below a wind sign), Calabarzon, Bicol, Mimaropa, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bangsamoro Autonomous Area in Muslim Mindanao, Soccsksargen, Davao Area

Tuesday, September 23

• Metro Manila, Central Luzon (areas not below a wind sign), Calabarzon, Bicol, Mimaropa, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Dinagat Islands

PAGASA added that there’s nonetheless a excessive danger of “life-threatening” storm surges with peak heights above 3 meters in Batanes, Cagayan together with Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur within the subsequent 24 hours. View the particular cities and municipalities right here.

ALSO ON RAPPLER

With Nando approaching excessive Northern Luzon, sure seaboards stay unsafe on Monday.

As much as very tough, excessive, or very excessive seas (journey is dangerous for all vessels)

• Seaboards of Batanes and Babuyan Islands – waves as much as 14 meters excessive
• Northern seaboard of Ilocos Norte – waves as much as 12 meters excessive
• Northern seaboard of mainland Cagayan; remaining seaboards of Ilocos Norte – waves as much as 10 meters excessive
• Northwestern seaboard of Ilocos Sur; remaining seaboard of mainland Cagayan – waves as much as 8 meters excessive
• Remaining seaboard of Ilocos Sur – waves as much as 6 meters excessive
• Seaboard of Isabela and western seaboard of Pangasinan – waves as much as 5.5 meters excessive
• Northeastern seaboard of Aurora; northwestern seaboard of La Union – waves as much as 4.5 meters excessive

As much as tough seas (small vessels mustn’t enterprise out to sea)

• Seaboard of Zambales; remaining seaboards of Aurora; northern and jap seaboards of Polillo Islands – waves as much as 4 meters excessive
• Remaining seaboards of La Union and Pangasinan; seaboards of Bataan, Lubang Island, and Camarines Norte; northern seaboard of Camarines Sur; northern and jap seaboards of Catanduanes; northwestern seaboard of Occidental Mindoro; western seaboard of Calamian Islands – waves as much as 3 meters excessive

As much as reasonable seas (small vessels ought to take precautionary measures or keep away from crusing, if potential)

• Jap seaboards of Albay and Sorsogon; remaining seaboard of Camarines Sur; northern and jap seaboards of Northern Samar and Jap Samar; seaboards of Kalayaan Islands and Palawan; remaining seaboards of Calamian Islands and Occidental Mindoro; southern seaboards of Quezon and Marinduque; northern seaboard of Romblon; northwestern seaboard of Burias Island – waves as much as 2.5 meters excessive

Nando is the Philippines’ 14th tropical cyclone for 2025, and the fourth for September. It could exit the Philippine Space of Accountability (PAR) by early Tuesday morning, September 23.

Other than Nando, PAGASA is monitoring a low strain space (LPA) that shaped outdoors PAR on Sunday. It was positioned 1,525 kilometers east of northeastern Mindanao at 10 pm.

The LPA nonetheless has a low likelihood of growing right into a tropical despair inside 24 hours. – Rappler.com