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File photo February 21, 2021 THE Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Mactan has reminded Cebuanos not to be complacent with the possible impact of tropical storm Auring in the province.
Jhomer Eclarino, Pagasa-Mactan weather specialist, said the situation in Cebu Island and the rest of the region will still be critical on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021.
Cebu experienced fairly good weather the whole morning of Sunday, Feb. 21. It only started to rain past 5 p.m.
“Actually, many asked how come it didn’t rain yet. Many said that there was no typhoon. But actually, the typhoon has yet to make landfall. So Cebu can still expect occasional heavy rains,” he said in a mix of Cebuano and English.
SunStar February 18, 2021 THE state weather bureau’s station in Mactan, Cebu has advised the public, including the people living in prone areas, to prepare for Tropical Storm Auring, which is expected to bring 50 to 100 millimeters of rainfall in Cebu and other parts of Visayas over the weekend.
Flooding is expected as every one millimeter (mm) of rain is equivalent to 5,000 drums or barrels of rain per square kilometer.
The disaster management offices of Mandaue City, Medellin town and Cebu Province have started to prepare for the impact of Auring.
Jhomer Eclarino, weather specialist at the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Mactan, said Auring was expected to intensify into a severe tropical storm before it makes its first landfall in Caraga by Saturday evening, Feb. 20, 2021 or Sunday morning, Feb. 21.