'Dante' makes second landfall in Masbate

TROPICAL Storm Dante made another landfall in the vicinity of Cataingan, Masbate around 1 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, 2021, placing 11 areas under storm Signal No. 2, the weather bureau said.

Tropical Storm Dante made its initial landfall in the vicinity of Sulat, Eastern Samar Tuesday night.

Dante is also forecast to bring heavy rainfall in Northern and Central Cebu including Bantayan islands as storm Signal No. 1 is still hoisted in these areas.

As of 4 a.m., the storm was located off the southwestern coast of Masbate and was headed toward the vicinity of Romblon with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (km/hour) near the center, gustiness of 90 km/hour, and a central pressure of 1000 hPa.

Gale-force winds extend outward up to 50 km from the center.

Areas under Storm Signal No. 2:

(Damaging gale-force winds prevailing or expected within 24 hours)

LUZON

• the southern portion of Quezon (Tagkawayan, Sariaya, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Padre Burgos, Agdangan, Unisan, Atimonan, Plaridel, Gumaca, Pitogo, Lopez, Calauag, Guinayangan, Catanauan, General Luna, Macalelon, Buenavista, San Narciso, San Andres, San Francisco, Mulanay, Quezon, Perez, Alabat),
• the extreme southeastern portion of Batangas (San Juan, Lobo),
• Marinduque,
• the central portion of Oriental Mindoro (City of Calapan, Naujan, Pola, Victoria, Socorro, Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong, Roxas)
• Romblon
• Masbate
• the western portion of Camarines Norte (Jose Panganiban, Labo, Paracale, Capalonga, Santa Elena)
• the western portion of Camarines Sur (Del Gallego, Ragay, Lupi, Sipocot, Libmanan, Pasacao, Pamplona, San Fernando)

• the extreme northern portion of Capiz (Roxas City, Pilar, Ivisan, Panay, Sapi-An)
• the northern portion of Aklan (Batan, New Washington, Kalibo, Numancia, Nabas, Ibajay, Tangalan, Makato, Malay)
• the extreme northeastern portion of Iloilo (Balasan, Carles, Estancia, Batad)

• Abra
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Benguet
• Ilocos Sur
• La Union
• the eastern portion of Pangasinan (San Fabian, Mangaldan, Santa Barbara, Malasiqui, Basista, Bayambang, Bautista, Alcala, Santo Tomas, Rosales, Umingan, Balungao, City of Urdaneta, Asingan, Villasis, Santa Maria, Natividad, San Quintin, Tayug, San Nicolas, San Manuel, Binalonan, Laoac, Manaoag, Mapandan, San Jacinto, Pozorrubio, Sison, Dagupan City, Calasiao, San Carlos City, Urbiztondo, Mangatarem)
• the southern portion of Isabela (San Mateo, Alicia, Echague, Angadanan, Jones, San Agustin, San Isidro, City of Santiago, Ramon, Cordon)
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Quirino
• Aurora
• Nueva Ecija
• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Bulacan
• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• Laguna
• Cavite
• the rest of Batangas, the rest of Quezon including Polillo Islands
• the rest of Camarines Norte
• the rest of Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon
• the rest of Oriental Mindoro
• Occidental Mindoro

• the western portion of Northern Samar
• the western portion of Samar (Calbayog City, Santa Margarita, Gandara, San Jorge, Tarangnan, Pagsanghan, City of Catbalogan, Jiabong, Motiong, San Sebastian, Calbiga, Pinabacdao, Santa Rita, Villareal, Talalora, Daram, Zumarraga, Tagapul-An, Almagro, Santo Niño)
• Biliran
• the northern portion of Leyte (Babatngon, San Miguel, Barugo, Tunga, Carigara, Kananga, Matag-Ob, Palompon, Isabel, Merida, Ormoc City, Jaro, Tacloban City, Alangalang, Capoocan, Leyte, Villaba, Tabango, Calubian, San Isidro)
• the northern and central portions of Cebu (Pinamungahan, Toledo City, Cebu City, Minglanilla, City of Naga, City of Talisay, Cordova, Lapu-Lapu City, Consolacion, Mandaue City, Liloan, Compostela, Balamban, Danao City, Asturias, Tuburan, Carmen, Catmon, Borbon, Sogod, Tabuelan, San Remigio, Tabogon, City of Bogo, Medellin, Daanbantayan) including Bantayan and Camotes Islands
• the northern portion of Negros Occidental (Moises Padilla, Hinigaran, La Castellana, San Enrique, La Carlota City, Valladolid, Pontevedra, Pulupandan, Bago City, San Carlos City, Salvador Benedicto, Murcia, Bacolod City, City of Talisay, Silay City, Enrique B. Magalona, City of Victorias, Manapla, Sagay City, Cadiz City, City of Escalante, Toboso, Calatrava)
• the extreme northern portion of Negros Oriental (Canlaon City, Vallehermoso)
• Guimaras
• the rest of Iloilo
• the rest of Capiz
• the rest of Aklan
• Antique