TROPICAL

CYCLONES

Tropical Cylcones
A tropical cyclone begins as a
low pressure center with
circulation winds of less than
24km/hr.
Depression 60 km/hr
Storm 60 to 118km/hr
Typhoon 118km/hr
Eye- center of typhoon; area
of calm

Philippine Area
of
Responsibility

Typhoon Precautionary
Measures

During Typhoon
1. Stay indoors. Postpone any travel.
2. Always tune in to the latest weather report. Check what is happening in your surroundings.
3. Heed the advice of the local authorities if they ask you to evacuate your area.

After the typhoon

1. Have a knowledgeable person to inspectelectrical connectionsbefore using electrical
appliances.
2. Check yourhouse for damage and make necessary repairs at once.
3. Boil water before drinking it to avoid diseases.

Monsoon
More commonly known as
habagat and amihan.
Southwest monsoon or
habagat is made stronger by a
low pressure that often
develops in the east of the
Philippines
Northeast monsoon or amihan
is experienced from November
to February that causes rains
along the eastern coastal
areas of the Philippines

Typhoon Precautionary
Measures

During Typhoon
1. Stay indoors. Postpone any travel.
2. Always tune in to the latest weather report. Check what is happening in your surroundings.
3. Heed the advice of the local authorities if they ask you to evacuate your area.

After the typhoon

1. Have a knowledgeable person to inspectelectrical connectionsbefore using electrical
appliances.
2. Check yourhouse for damage and make necessary repairs at once.
3. Boil water before drinking it to avoid diseases.

Monsoon
More commonly known as
habagat and amihan.
Southwest monsoon or
habagat is made stronger by a
low pressure that often
develops in the east of the
Philippines
Northeast monsoon or amihan
is experienced from November
to February that causes rains
along the eastern coastal
areas of the Philippines

Thunderstorm
also known as anelectrical
storm, a lightning storm, or
athundershower
characterized by the presence
oflightning and itsacoustic
effect on theEarths
atmosphere known as thunder
Thunderstorms occur in
association with a type ofcloud
known as a cumulonimbus.
usually accompanied by strong
winds,heavy rain and
sometimes snow, sleet, hail, or,
in contrast, no precipitation at
all.

Easterly Waves
Formed from
northeast trade
winds that may
move over an
elongated low
pressure area

Intertropical Convergence
Zone (ITCZ)
area encircling the
earth near
theequator where
the northeast and
southeast trade
winds come
together.

Tornado
Atornado is a
violently rotating
column of air that is
in contact with both
the surface of the
earth and
cumulonimbus cloud
or, in rare cases, the
base of a cumulus
cloud.

Hurricanes
a tropical cyclone, occurring
in theNorth Atlantic or
theNortheast/North Central
Pacific Ocean, east of the
International Dateline.
characterized by a lowpressure center,strong
winds, and a spiral
arrangement of
thunderstorms that produce
heavy rain.

Hurricanes vs
Tornadoes