Typhoon Nock-ten to threaten lives, property in Philippines through Monday
This story is no longer being updated as Nock-ten is moving away from the Philippines.
Nock-ten will continue to threaten lives and property as it barrels across the Philippines through Monday.
Nock-ten is no longer the super typhoon it was when it made landfall over the province of Catanduanes, Philippines, on Sunday evening, local time.
However, it remains a serious danger to lives and property with its strength equivalent to that of a Category 1 hurricane in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific oceans.
As of Sunday evening local time, Nock-ten has stranded close to 13,000 passengers and 53 vessels across various seaports while 48 flights have been canceled, many of them domestic flights.
The typhoon will continue to blast westward over far southern Luzon Island and northern Mindoro Island through early Monday afternoon. While land interaction will cause some weakening, damaging winds and torrential rain will continue along Nock-ten’s path.
Widespread flooding will result as Nock-ten unleashes 100-200 mm (4-8 inches) of rain along its path. Most of that rain will pour down in 6 to 12 hours, quickly inundating communities and rising streams and rivers out of their banks. Mudslides could also be triggered, especially in areas featuring large variations in terrain.
Wind gusts in excess of 200 kph (125 mph) will lead to major damage to well-built homes, as well as widespread tree damage and prolonged power outages.
Current indications keep the typhoon and the worst of its impacts just to the south of Manila on Monday.
Beyond the Philippines, Nock-ten should encounter a more hostile environment and weaken over the South China Sea by midweek.
“With that said, interests in Vietnam will want to monitor the system as there is still the possibility it reaches the country,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Adam Douty said. “Even if it fails to reach the Vietnamese coast, it may still bring locally heavy rainfall to portions of the country.”
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