TISOY

Philippines 2019
About the Typhoon
International Name: Typhoon Kammuri
Local Name: Bagyong Tisoy
I. Location where it formed
Kammuri first formed into a tropical depression from an area of low
pressure on the 25th of November north of Micronesia in the west
central Pacific about 500 miles southeast of Guam. Kammuri
intensified slowly and was still a tropical storm when the center passed
about 130 miles south of Guam on the evening of December.
(Source: NASA Blogs)
II. Characteristics when it was still forming
From November 25 up until November 27, the system tracked westward at a
steady pace and rate of intensification, first making minor impacts in Guam.
On November 28, the system intensified into a typhoon as environmental
conditions became marginally conducive for significant development. From
November 29 up until late December 1, Kammuri was unable to strengthen
to previous estimates due to its near stationary movement as a result of
weak steering currents, upwelling itself consequently. On December 2, the
system tracked westward at a much faster speed of 12 mph (19 km/h) and
rapidly intensified over warm Philippine Sea waters, before making landfall
in the Bicol Region of the Philippines at peak intensity as a category 4-
equivalent typhoon.
(Source: Wikipedia)
III. Path it took
Kammuri first formed into a tropical depression from an area of low pressure
on the 25th of November north of Micronesia in the west central Pacific
about 500 miles southeast of Guam. Kammuri intensified slowly and was
still a tropical storm when the center passed about 130 miles south of Guam
on the evening of Dec. 26. As the storm made its way through the eastern
and central Philippine Sea over the next few days it was kept in check at
times by moderate wind shear and hovered around typhoon intensity.
(Source: NASA Blogs)

Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, composed of thousands of small islands in the western Pacific
Ocean.
IV. Wind Speed
140 kph (87 mph)

Gust: 170 kph

A gust is a sudden
increase of the wind's
speed that lasts no more
than 20 seconds. This
usually occurs
when wind speeds reach
a peak of at least 16
knots. A wind gust
usually comes in 2-
minute intervals.
A wind gust comes quite
suddenly and abruptly.
V. Destruction it brought

• Fatalities:12 confirmed
• Damage:$116 million (2019 USD)
• Areas affected:
Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands,
Philippines
Severe Winds Lash Calapan City as Typhoon
(Source: Wikipedia)
Kammuri Moves West Over Philippines.Typhoon
Kammuri moved west over the Philippines on
Tuesday, December 3, bringing high winds and rain
to Oriental Mindoro province, some 200 km south of
the Metro Manila region.
(Yahoo News Philippines)
 Port in East Philippines Battered as Typhoon Kammuri Arrives. Christmas typhoon kills at least 13
The Philippine province of Samar was hit by Typhoon Kammuri –
locally dubbed Tisoy – on Monday, December 2, bringing with it in the Philippines (Interaksyon)
heavy rainfall and severe winds.
(Yahoo News Philippines)