Typhoon Roke

2011 typhoon
Description
Typhoon Roke, known in the Philippines as
Tropical Storm Onyok, was a powerful and
persistent tropical cyclone that affected
Japan, including some areas that had been
damaged by another typhoon just a few
weeks prior. Wikipedia
Highest wind speed: 215 km/h
Total fatalities: 13
Date: 9 September 2011 – 24 September
2011
Affected areas: Japan, Russia
Category: Typhoon (JMA), Category 4
Hurricane (SSHWS)
Onyok now a typhoon
Typhoon Onyok (Mitag) is 285 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, as of Sunday
evening, September 29

Acor Arceo
Published 11:20 PM, September 29, 2019
Updated 11:45 PM, September 29, 2019

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Satellite image of Typhoon Onyok (Mitag) as of September 29, 2019, 10 pm. Image from NOAA

MANILA, Philippines – Onyok (Mitag) strengthened from a severe tropical storm into a
typhoon while still over the Philippine Sea on Sunday evening, September 29.
In a bulletin issued 11 pm on Sunday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and
Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Onyok now has maximum winds
of 120 kilometers per hour (km/h) from the previous 110 km/h and gustiness of up to
150 km/h from the previous 135 km/h.

It is already 285 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, still moving northwest at 25 km/h.
(READ: FAST FACTS: Tropical cyclones, rainfall advisories)

Onyok remains unlikely to make landfall in the Philippines. But Signal No. 1 is still up
over:


 Batanes
 Babuyan Group of Islands

Signal No. 1 means winds of 30 km/h to 60 km/h are expected.

The trough or extension of the typhoon will also continue to bring scattered light to
moderate rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms to Cagayan Valley until Monday
evening, September 30.

The rest of the country are not affected by Onyok's trough and will have generally fair
weather on Monday, with just isolated rainshowers.

Travel remains risky, especially for small vessels, in the northern and eastern
seaboards of Luzon, including those areas under Signal No. 1.

Based on Onyok's latest forecast track, it could leave the Philippine Area of
Responsibility on Monday evening.
Forecast track of Typhoon Onyok (Mitag) as of September 29, 2019, 11 pm. Image from PAGASA

Onyok is the Philippines' 15th tropical cyclone for 2019, and the 5th in September.
(READ: LIST: PAGASA's names for tropical cyclones in 2019)

The country gets an average of 20 tropical cyclones annually, but since 2019 is an El
Niño year, only 14 to 18 tropical cyclones are expected.

At most 4 tropical cyclones had been previously forecast for September. Below is the
estimated number of tropical cyclones from September to December:

 September - 2 to 4
 October - 2 or 3
 November - 1 or 2
 December - 0 or 1

PAGASA declared the start of the rainy season last June 14.
 Impact of TCWS No. 1:

 Very light or no damage to low risk structures,

 Light damage to medium to high risk structures
 Slight damage to some houses of very light materials or makeshift structures in exposed
communities. Some banana plants are tilted, a few downed and leaves are generally
damaged
 Twigs of small trees may be broken.
 Rice crops, however, may suffer significant damage when it is in its flowering stage.

NOTE: Possible raising of Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 over Batanes area today.

Between today and tomorrow morning (September 30), the trough of 'Onyok' will bring
scattered light to moderate rain showers and thunderstorms over Cagayan Valley and
Bicol Region.

Sea travel is risky, especially for small sea crafts, over the Northern and Eastern
seaboards of Northern Luzon, including those under TCWS No. 1 due to potentially
rough sea conditions.