US EditionAda’s landfall still possible next week
Tropical Storm Ada may cause landfall over Eastern Visayas or Bicol next week, bringing heavy rain, gale-force winds, and coastal flooding, with 805 passengers stranded, PAGASA said.
- On Saturday, January 17, 2026, Tropical Storm Ada tracked north-northwest over the Philippine Sea east of Eastern Visayas, with landfall possible next week, a state meteorologist said and signals remain hoisted over 15 areas, PAGASA said.
- PAGASA said the northeast monsoon is enhancing rainfall and gusts with Ada's circulation, while a westward shift could cause possible landfall over Eastern Visayas or the Bicol Region.
- PAGASA data show Ada about 370 kilometers east of Surigao City, with gale-force wind radius up to 400 kilometers and rainfall over 200 millimeters in Northern Samar and 100–200 millimeters in Catanduanes.
- The Philippine Coast Guard suspended sea travel in Quezon province, stranding 805 passengers and disrupting 353 rolling cargoes, while very rough seas and gale warnings threaten nearly 2,000 La Castellana evacuees.
- By Tuesday, January 20, PAGASA forecasts Ada may intensify into a severe tropical storm before weakening, marking the Philippines' first tropical cyclone for 2026 amid expectations of two to eight tropical cyclones.
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Signal No. 1 remains over 15 areas as 'Ada' slowly moves north-northwest
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Ada’s landfall still possible next week
MANILA, Philippines — The landfall of Tropical Storm Ada (international name: Nokaen) over the country’s landmass remains possible next week, a state meteorologist said Friday. Ada was last located 370 kilometers (km) east of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, or 430 km east of Maasin City, Southern Leyte, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 80 kph, according to the Philippine Atmosphe…
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