Strong winds, rain hit Cebu, Visayas Tuesday

The Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa advised on Tuesday motorists and the public to stay indoors as Cebu province and the rest of the Visayas are experiencing the effects of a trough.

Al Quiblat, chief meteorologist at Pagasa-Mactan, said a trough is the extended part of the low pressure area (LPA) which is located at the northern portion of the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

The trough brings two types of clouds- the thunderstorm cloud and the middle clouds that brought the rain. Quiblat earlier said they issued a thunderstorm warning affecting the Cebu province.

The strong wind brought by the thunderstorm caused some signages to topple along P. del Rosario street.

Regina Aguilar, an executive of a company located at Cebu Business Park, said strong winds shattered one of two glass doors in a nearby office.

“It’s so strong that our guard had to hold our door real tight so it won’t open. We thought there’s a hurricane coming though we’re not sure if that’s even possible in Cebu City,” Aguilar said.

Motorized pumpboats were advised not to set sail since the strong wind may cause a three to four feet wave. The trough may last until Tuesday evening.