September 12, 2021
Typhoon Chanthu unleashed powerful winds and heavy rain on eastern Taiwan Sunday, disrupting travel links and cutting electricity to some homes but sparing the island a direct hit.
Downgraded from a super typhoon since its rapid formation last week, the outer edges of Chanthu pounded the eastern coastline. But the centre of the storm remained out to sea as it moved north, the central weather bureau said.
The eastern regions of Hualien and Taitung have received some 8 inches of rain so far, the bureau added. Waves of up to seven meters were recorded on Orchid Island off Taiwan's eastern coast.
A total of 159 domestic and international flights have been cancelled due to the typhoon, the central emergency operation centre said. All ferry services to offshore islands were also suspended, along with some train routes.
Around 26,000 households have lost power, authorities added. — AFP
September 11, 2021
PAGASA says Typhoon Kiko has weakened further as it continued to move over the coastal waters of Itbayat, Batanes.
The center of the eye of Typhoon Kiko was spotted over the coastal waters of Itbayat, Batanes. It has maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 240 kph.
September 11, 2021
PAGASA says Typhoon Kiko has slightly weakened and is now moving over the coastal waters of Itbayat, Batanes.
September 11, 2021
PAGASA says Typhoon Kiko made a landfall over Ivana, Batanes at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
September 10, 2021
Typhoon Kiko slightly intensifies as it continues to threaten extreme northern Luzon, state weather bureau PAGASA says.
At 10 a.m., the typhoon was located 220 km northeast of Casiguran, Aurora or 220 km east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, packing winds of 195 kph and gusts of 240 kph.
Signal No. 3 is still hoisted over parts of Cagayan and Babuyan Islands.
September 10, 2021
Typhoon Kiko threatens extreme Northern Luzon as it maintains its strength.
At 7 a.m., Kiko was located 235 east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora with winds of 185 kph and gusts of up to 230 kph. It is moving northwestward at 20 kph.
Tropical cyclone wind signals are up in the following areas:
Signal No. 3
- the extreme northeastern portion of Cagayan (Santa Ana)
- the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Is., Didicas Is., Camiguin Is., and Pamuktan Is.)
Signal No. 2
- Batanes
- the rest of Babuyan Islands
- the remaining eastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Aparri, Camalaniugan, Lal-Lo, Gattaran, Baggao, Peñablanca, Buguey, Santa Teresita, Gonzaga, Tuguegarao City, Iguig, Amulung, Alcala, Allacapan, Lasam, Ballesteros, Abulug)
- the northeastern portion of Isabela (San Pablo, Maconacon, Divilacan, Palanan)
Signal No. 1
- the rest of mainland Cagayan
- the eastern portion of Ilocos Norte (Pagudpud, Adams, Dumalneg, Bangui, Vintar, Carasi, Nueva Era, Burgos)
- Apayao
- the northern portion of Kalinga (Balbalan, Pinukpuk, City of Tabuk, Rizal)
- the eastern portion of Mountain Province (Paracelis)
- the northeastern portion of Abra (Tineg, Lacub, Malibcong)
- the northwestern and southeastern portions of Isabela (Santa Maria, Quezon, Mallig, Roxas, San Manuel, Cabatuan, Aurora, City of Cauayan, Angadanan, San Guillermo, Dinapigue, San Mariano, Cabagan, Santo Tomas, Delfin Albano, Tumauini, Quirino, Burgos, Gamu, Ilagan City, Luna, Reina Mercedes, Naguilian, Benito Soliven)
- the northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran)
September 9, 2021
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is up in Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the northeastern portion of Apayao (Luna, Pudtol, Flora, Santa Marcela) and the northeastern portion of Isabela (Santa Maria, San Pablo, Maconacon, Divilacan, Palanan) as Typhoon Kiko intensifies further.
At 10 a.m., Kiko was located 670 km east of Baler, Aurora, packing maximum winds of 195 kph and gusts of up to 240 kph. It is moving westward at 20 kph.
State weather bureau PAGASA says the highest wind signal that will be hoisted for Kiko is Signal No. 4 as it may reach a peak intensity between 185 kph and 205 kph by Thursday night or Friday morning.
September 9, 2021
Typhoon Kiko continues to intensify as it moves over the Philippine Sea, state weather bureau PAGASA says.
At 4 a.m., Kiko was located 785 km east of Baler, Aurora with winds of 185 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph.
Tropical cyclone wind signal no. 1 is hoisted over:
- the eastern portion of Cagayan (Buguey, Lal-Lo, Santa Teresita, Gonzaga, Santa Ana, Gattaran, Baggao, Peñablanca)
- the northeastern portion of Isabela (Maconacon, Divilacan, San Pablo, Cabagan, Palanan)
September 8, 2021
Typhoon Kiko slightly intensifies as moves over the Philippine Sea, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.
At 10 a.m., Kiko was located 1,120 km east of Central Luzon with winds of 155 kph and gusts of up to 190 kph. It is moving west southwestward at 20 kph.
"Due to favorable environmental conditions, the typhoon is expected to continuously intensify until Saturday, when it is likely to reach its peak intensity of 185 to 205 km/h while moving over Northern Luzon," the weather bureau says.
September 8, 2021
Typhoon Kiko undergoes a period of rapid intensification over the Philippine Sea, state weather bureau PAGASA says on Monday morning.
At 4 a.m., Kiko was located 1,175 km east of Central Luzon, packing maximum winds of 150 kph and gustiness of up to 185 kph.
"Current track and intensity forecast shows that there is a moderate to high likelihood that Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals (TCWS) will be hoisted for several provinces in Northern Luzon, with higher wind signal levels possible over Extreme Northern Luzon," PAGASA says.
Follow this page for updates on Kiko, the 11th tropical cyclone to enter the Philippines on 2021. — Main photo from JTWC