Typhoon Quiel / Nalgae to hit Philippines

Well, here we go again. Just a few days after the last storm Nesat smashed into the Philippines, we have another one due to make landfall early tomorrow. Yes, it’s definitely rainy season here!

New Tropical Storm Details

International Name: Nalgae
Local Name: Quiel
Expected Landfall: Saturday around 10am
Strength: Category 3 (111-130mph). However, it is expected to be a Category 2 when it makes its way inland with wind speeds of 96-110mph. However, the experts are calling it a “Major Category 3 Typhoon”.

Expert Review

Nesat roared across Luzon Island in the Philippines Monday as a powerful Category 3 typhoon with 120 mph winds, leaving 35 people dead and 45 missing. The Philippines has a new worry today: Typhoon Nalgae has formed 700 miles to the east of Luzon Island, and is expected to follow a course just to the north of Nesat’s. Nalgae is expected to intensify into a major Category 3 typhoon and hit the northern portion of Luzon on Saturday afternoon, local time. With soils on the island already saturated from the heavy rains Nesat brought, the new typhoon promises to bring heavy flooding to Luzon this weekend. – Dr. Jeff Masters

I have been watching the storm make its way towards the Philippines and was hoping that it would not develop so that it would be broken down easily. However, earlier today I got the latest satellite images and could clearly see the eye of the storm develop.

The last typhoon was just a few days and there are still many many people missing or trapped in the north of the Philippines where the storm and subsequent rainfall caused some of the dams to overflow, causing flooding downstream. Typhoon Nalgae/Quiel will hit the north directly where they are still dealing with the flooding left behind by Nesat.

My advice? Buckle up people. Go and get everything outside that is not tied down and bring it into the house. Check your roofing and see if there are any weak areas you can put more nails into. Check for holes that could leak water into your house and cover them. Even if you just use duct tape to tape a plastic carrier bag over it. The number one cause for injury is projectiles which are anything small that is picked up by the wind. That old piece of wood near your house may not seem much, but if it is picked up by the wind and thrown at you or your house at 130mph you can be sure it will do damage. Get bottled drinking water, batteries, torches and blankets. You can never have too many blankets!

I have an emergency kit next to my door which is designed so I can grab it on my way out of the house should there be an event that means I need to leave the house. It includes masks, tinned food (and a tin opener), plastic sheeting, duct tape, rope, string, knives, first aid kit and a whole lot more. I plan to make a video so other people can also make a kit. It is vital to your survival. I would rather have the kit and never use it than need it and not have one made up ready. How much do you think you could grab at 3am in the pitch dark with no electricity and only seconds to get out the house?

Anyway, enough with depressing warnings. Here are some satellite images of the storm.