Super Typhoon Nando's Impact
- Thomas Strutz
- 6 days ago
- 1 min read
Typhoon Ragasa, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Nando, hit northern Luzon on September 22, 2025. Apparently it was the most intense tropical cyclone recorded in 2025. First, it looked as if it will pass through in the north of the Luzon without touching too much our place, but then it lashed out with torrential downpours and violent winds. JTWC upgraded it to a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon, with estimated one-minute sustained winds of 260 km/h (140 kn) and a minimum central pressure of 922 hPa. Electrical power was unavailable for about 24 hours in Bangued. Fortunately we have a backup generator, so that our guests enjoyed power and WiFi. Some of our trees got damaged, leaves got shredded and our biggest tree in the annex property next to a construction site, a giant gmelina tree, got uprooted and fell on our wall, fortunately without damaging a nearby roof. I am wondering how we will remove it... The rainfall became so strong that large parts of our lawn got flooded more than 10 cm deep. After the rain stopped, the water slowly ran off and seeped into the ground. The following day everyone worked hard to remove leaves and broken twigs. Now our hotel looks almost as beautiful as ever (not considering some broken trees). The hotel is located on a hill above the Calaba river. Other houses in Abra were less lucky and got flooded.
JTWC is Joint Typhoon Warning Center
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