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As of Friday evening, May 29, Severe Tropical Storm Domeng (Jangmi) is still projected to stay away from land in the Philippines, but its trough or extension is causing heavy rains in a few areas.
MANILA, Philippines – Domeng (Jangmi) intensified from a tropical storm to a severe tropical storm on Friday evening, May 29, with sustained winds of up to 95 kilometers per hour (km/h).
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) also said that Domeng’s speed is now up to 115 kilometers per hour.
The severe tropical storm was last seen 1,045 kilometers east of Central Luzon as of 10 pm on Friday, moving west-northwest at 15 kilometers per hour.
It is still projected to stay away from Philippine land, and may eventually return to Japan.
But the extension or extension of Domeng is currently causing heavy rains and thunderstorms in Eastern Visayas, Sorsogon and Masbate. Flash floods and landslides are possible.
PAGASA added that Domeng could strengthen into a typhoon in the Philippine Sea by Saturday evening, May 30, and strengthen the southwesterly wind stream from Sunday, May 31.
The strengthened south-westerly wind, which is the precursor of the south-west monsoon or southwestit seems to bring heavy rain in the western parts of the country from Sunday.
Currently, it will continue to cause rain and thunderstorms in Western Visayas, Negros Island Province, Zamboanga Peninsula, Soccsksargen, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Lanao del Norte, Palawan and Occidental Mindoro.
At the same time, it remains “less likely” to tropical cyclone wind signals raised, due to the distance of Domeng from land. But PAGASA does not rule out the possibility of Northern Luzon being placed under the wind signal.
The Bureau of Meteorology also said the improvement of the southwesterly wind stream and the marginal or outer bands of the tropical storm will bring strong winds to these areas:
Saturday, May 30
- most of Visayas, Batanes, Cagayan, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Norte, Dinadental, Davantal Islands, Dinagao, Davantal Islands, Occiones Danagat, Oriental Oriental.
Sunday, May 31
- most of Visayas, Batanes, Cagayan, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Zamboanga del Norte, Western Misamis, Eastern Misamis, Camiguin, Agusan del Norte, Dinagat Islands, Northern Surigao, Sarangani, Western Davao, Eastern Davao
During the next 24 hours, coastal conditions are expected to be dangerous in some seas.
To rough seas (small ships should not go to sea)
- Eastern sea currents of Batanes and Babuyan Islands – waves up to 3.5 meters high
- Batanes remaining timber; north of the sea of the Babuyan Islands; eastern seas of Cagayan, Isabela, and northern Aurora – waves up to 3 meters high
Up to moderate seas (small vessels should take precautions or avoid sailing, if possible)
- Remaining seaboard of Babuyan, Cagayan, and Aurora Islands; the northern and eastern parts of the islands of Polillo, Catanduanes, and Northern Samar; eastern seaboards of northern Quezon; the northern seas of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur – waves up to 2.5 meters high
- Northern Seaboards of Ilocos Norte and Camiguin; the eastern seaboard of Eastern Samar, Dinagat Islands, and Davao Occidental; the southern sea of Bohol; Surigao del Norte marine boards; seas east and south of Davao Oriental – waves up to 2 meters high
Domeng is likely to leave PAR on Monday, June 1. That is the fourth in the country tropical cyclone for 2026, and the second for May.
PAGASA is expected to announce soon the start of the rainy season, which usually starts in the second half of May or the first half of June. – Rappler.com
