The storm made landfall in the Bicol region, north of Legazpi on Thursday night local time where it will unleash four to 10 inches of rainfall over areas of Visayas and Bicol in northern Luzon. MANILA (UPDATE) - Typhoon Ambo, bringing violent winds and intense rains, has crossed Samar island and moved closer to Bicol region Thursday night, state weather bureau PAGASA said. —FERNAN G. GIANAN This climate is just normal for PAGASA. Distance from Naga City (in km.) 29 MOST INTENSE TYPHOONS OF BICOL REGION, PHILIPPINES (1947 - 2006) Name : Pd. “Example is Bicol area.

At least ₱80 million worth of crops in the Bicol region were lost due to Vongfong. Across Calabarzon, Bicol, and Eastern Visayas, aggregate damage to agriculture was valued at ₱185.83 million; the precautionary harvesting of crops prior to the typhoon's arrival was estimated to have mitigated ₱9 billion in damage to rice and corn. In its 11 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said Ambo was last located 40 kilometers west southwest of Catarman in Northern Samar, packing maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center, … Authorities reported at least seven deaths in the strongest typhoon to hit Bicol in 10 years. 1. of Occurrences Highest Wind Speed Recorded (in km/hr.) Citing what happened in Bicol recently when Typhoon Nina hit the region in December 2016. Ten years prior, the area was hit by Typhoon Reming in 2006 and Typhoon Orion in 1995.