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Typhoon & flood farm checklist
Simple steps to protect your family, animals, crops and machinery before, during and after a typhoon. Tick them off as you go - your ticks stay on this device.
Batad, Ifugao. Photo: Johnkevinreglos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
It’s rainy and typhoon season now (about September to November). Check the latest PAGASA bulletin for your province today.
People first. If your barangay or LGU tells you to evacuate, go. Animals and crops can be replaced; you can’t. Emergency: 911.
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Before the season
About May to June, before the rains set in
When a storm is coming
When PAGASA raises a Wind Signal for your area, or your LGU issues an advisory
After the storm
Only after the authorities say it is safe
PAGASA Wind Signals
PAGASA raises a Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal for each area a storm threatens. The higher the number, the stronger the winds expected. These are the general wind ranges - always read the official bulletin.
- 1Strong winds
39–61 km/h - 2Gale-force winds
62–88 km/h - 3Storm-force winds
89–117 km/h - 4Typhoon-force winds
118–184 km/h - 5Typhoon-force winds
185 km/h or more
PAGASA also issues color-coded heavy rainfall warnings (yellow, orange and red) and flood advisories. Your LGU decides on evacuation.
Where to check
- PAGASA (weather, typhoon bulletins and warnings)
- NDRRMC (national disaster advisories)
- Department of Agriculture
- Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC)
- Your barangay hall, municipal or city disaster office (MDRRMO/CDRRMO) and municipal agriculture office
How exposed is your area? See your region’s typhoon exposure in our Philippines regional farm guide.
This checklist is general information from REALM Group Philippines, not official advice. Follow PAGASA, NDRRMC, the Department of Agriculture and your LGU.