Heavy monsoon rain as the tropical storm gets stronger

Published 5:55 am, July 20, 2018

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Satellite image of Tropical Storm Inday (Ampil), July 20, 2018, at 4:30 am Image courtesy of NOAA

MANILA, Philippines – Tropical storm Indai (Ampil) has slightly intensified again before dawn on Friday, July 20, when She continued to improve the southwest monsoon or

According to a bulletin issued Friday at 4 am, the PAGASA meteorological office said that Inday now has maximum winds of 85 kilometers per hour (km / h) from the previous 80 km / h and gusts up to 105 km / h from the last 95 km /

The tropical storm is already 995 kilometers to the north-east from Basco, Batanes, moving north-west at 15 km / h

Indays should not touch the Philippines. signals. It will, however, continue to improve the southwestern monsoon

More monsoon rains are expected in the Ilocos region, the Cordillera administrative region, Bataan, Zambales, Batanes and the group of Babuyan Islands. The frequency will be intermittent or at irregular intervals.

There are also occasional rain showers in the rest of Luzon, ranging from light to heavy, due to the southwestern monsoon. The rain could persist until Saturday, July 21st.

In the metropolitan area of ​​Manila, rain became particularly strong Friday morning, triggering notices of orange precipitation. Orange means intense rains and floods threaten low areas.

The inhabitants of Luzon, especially those in mountainous or low areas, should be on the lookout for possible floods and landslides. (READ: QUICK FACTS: Tropical Cyclones, Precipitation Notices)

Class suspensions for Friday, July 20 can be found here.

The Visayas and Mindanao, who are unaffected by the southwestern monsoon, only PAGASA warned earlier that sea voyages were risky on the east coast of North Luzon and on the shores of central Luzon because combined effects of the Inday and Southwest monsoons.

According to the latest forecasts the track, Inday is expected to leave the Philippine area of ​​responsibility (PAR) on Saturday morning.

Tropical Storm Index Prediction Trail (Ampil), July 20, 2018, at 4:00 AM. Image courtesy of PAGASA

Inday is the 9th tropical cyclone of the Philippines for 2018. The country receives an average of 20 tropical cyclones a year. (READ: LIST: The names of PAGASA for tropical cyclones in 2018)

PAGASA declared the beginning of the rainy season on June 8th. – Rappler.com