Situation Overview It is nearly two weeks since TY Odette ravaged the country. With its first landfall on the afternoon of December 16, 2021, the Category 5 typhoon brought heavy rains and powerful winds that triggered extensive flooding, landslides and storm surges which resulted in colossal destruction to several regions in the country particularly in Visayas and Mindanao. In just...
Typhoon “Odette” (RAI) Situation Report #7 December 21, 2021 11:00 am
Situation Overview On December 14, at 11:00 PM Severe Tropical Storm “RAI” entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and it was given a local name “Odette” by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Sixteen hours after entering the country’s jurisdiction, Typhoon Rai, locally known as Odette, wreaked havoc across the disaster-prone Philippines, packing a maximum sustained...
Typhoon “Odette” (RAI) Situation Report #6 December 19, 2021 11:00 am
Situation Overview TY Odette slashed across 7 regions in the country with a strength of 195-kilometer-per-hour winds. The 15th storm made a total of 9 destructive landfalls as it barreled its way through MIMAROPA (Mindoro Oriental, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan); Eastern, Central and Western Visayas; Northern Mindano; and Caraga. TY Odette promptly turned into a category 5 super typhoon just...
Typhoon “Odette” (RAI) Situation Report #5 December 18, 2021 2:00 pm
Situation Overview In PAGASA’s 11:00 am advisory, the center of the eye of TY Odette was located 380 km west northwest of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan o5 155 km east of Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan, Palawan. It had maximum sustained winds of 155 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 190 km/h. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 is...