User:Icelandic Hurricane/Sandbox/Typhoon Cimaron (2006)

Typhoon Cimaron (Paeng)

super typhoon
Formed	October 26, 2006
Dissipated	November 6, 2006

Typhoon Cimaron (international designation: 0619, JTWC designation: 22W, designated Typhoon Paeng by PAGASA and sometimes called Super Typhoon Cimaron) was the first typhoon of the year to necessitate Public Storm Warning Signal Number 4 for the Philippines. The nineteenth named storm of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season, Cimaron formed from an area of disturbed weather that had developed northwest of Chuuk three days earlier. The storm made landfall on the Luzon coast at about 13:00 UTC October 29. It killed at least 19 people as it crossed the island.

Storm history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale

Map key

Saffir–Simpson scale

  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown

Storm type

Tropical cyclone

Subtropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

Preparations

Philippines

In the Philippines, storm signals were raised in Northern, Central and parts of Southern Luzon, especially in Isabela, Southern Cagayan, Quirino and Northern Aurora, where signal no. 4 had been raised. Classes were also suspended in affected areas. Motorists heading to the affected areas for All Saints' Day were also advised not to travel.

Impact

File:Typhoon Cimaron TRMM Image (2006).jpg

This image of Cimaron was captured by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite as the powerful storm was bearing down on Luzon, at 0540 UTC October 29. Places with the highest rainfall are colored red, while areas with the lowest rainfall are blue.

Philippines

So far, six people have been reported to have been drowned or killed by falling trees in Dinapigue, Isabela province. A further 15 people were injured there. One of those deaths may have been when waves spawned by Cimaron swept away a 19 year old female student, identified as Clarissa Otrera, while swimming near the shore, drowning her. Her two companions, one 18 years old, the other 20, were also swept away, and are still missing. Another girl, Gretchen Bautista of 15 years of age, was also swept into the open ocean along with Clarissa. Otera and Bautista were rescued right away and taken to Magsingal District Hospital, where Otera was declared dead. A search and rescue is under way for the two missing students. A farmer of 29 years of age drowned when his boat overturned in Isabella, police said. In addition, a 28 year old woman was killed along with her 6 year old child in Aurora province. Their hut was swept away by the powerful currents. Three more people drowned in the town of Kasibu, Neuva Vizcaya province. A four year old girl was killed by a landslide in Bugias, Benguet province, as was a man of 53 years of age in Kalinga province. In Baguio City, a house with a mother and her two daughters was buried in landslide, injuring all of them, according to fire official Senior Superintendent Carlito Romero. A woman died in a road accident that also injured seven other people in La Union province. Another 13-15 people are currently missing, and at least 41 more people not mentioned above were injured to some degree. In all, Cimaron affected more than 177,000 people.

Ninety percent of the houses in Dinapigue, Isabela province, were damaged in the town of 5,000 residents, says Mayor Renato Candido. Over 1,872 houses were damaged, while at least 72 homes were destroyed, 300 of the houses in Baguio City were damaged by powerful winds. The power in Aurora province was out since Sunday night, but whether or not the electricity has been restored is unknown. The country's Department of Agriculture has said that up to 30% of rice and corn harvests may have been ruined. Original total damage estimates were placed at $400 million pesos, or $8 million United States Dollars, but were revised to $139 million pesos, or $2.79 million USD in total damage. Of that total, $114.39 million pesos, or $2.3 million USD, was from infrastructure and agricultural damage, mostly from the Cagayan Valley. The remaining money was $22.8 million pesos, or $458,600+ USD in damage to roads and bridges and damage to school buildings was worth $2 million pesos, equivalent to $40,230 USD. Since then, the damage has been reassessed at $443 million pesos, or $8.8 million USD. Other reports of damage include uprooted trees, fallen electrical posts, and numerous blackouts in Luzon.

Aftermath

In the Philippines, Nueva Vizcaya's provincial board passed a resolution that declared the province under a state of "calamity", allowing the release of $20 million pesos, or $402,290 USD from the province's calamity fund.

Power has been confirme to have been restored in most of Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya.

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) stated that the Army, the Coast Guard, and the Navy were told to give assistance to the victims of the typhoon.

The Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) noted that many of the agency's different branches were assisting the storm victims since Monday morning.

See also

• Tropical cyclone
• List of notable tropical cyclones
• Typhoons in the Philippines