page_title: Tropical Storm Rumbia (2013)
section_title: Philippines
hierarchical_section_title: Tropical Storm Rumbia (2013) / Preparations / Philippines
caption_attribution_description: English: Highest Storm Warning Signal during the passage of Rumbia (Gorio) in the Philippines
context_page_description: Severe Tropical Storm Rumbia, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Gorio, was a tropical cyclone that brought widespread flooding in areas of the Philippines and China late June and early July 2013. The sixth internationally named storm of the season, Rumbia formed from a broad area of low pressure situated in the southern Philippine Sea on June 27. Steadily organizing, the initial tropical depression moved towards the northwest as the result of a nearby subtropical ridge. On June 28, the disturbance strengthened to tropical storm strength, and subsequently made its first landfall on Eastern Samar in the Philippines early the following day. Rumbia spent roughly a day moving across the archipelago before emerging into the South China Sea. Over open waters, Rumbia resumed strengthening, and reached its peak intensity with winds of 95 km/h on July 1, ranking it as a severe tropical storm. The tropical cyclone weakened slightly before moving ashore the Leizhou Peninsula late that day. Due to land interaction, Rumbia quickly weakened into a low pressure area on July 2 and eventually dissipated soon afterwards.
context_section_description: Upon the system's formation, the PAGASA issued a public storm warning signal No. 1 at 2100 UTC on June 27 for the entirety of Samar, as well as the Dinagat Islands and Siargao Island. At 0900 UTC the following day, the warnings in Visayas were extended to include the provinces of Leyte and Biliran. The warnings were also expanded to include numerous provinces in Luzon. Later that day, all preexisting warnings in Visayas and Mindanao were upgraded to signal No. 2 classification, while other areas of Visayas were issued new signal No. 1 warnings. In Luzon, the provinces of Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Burias Island, and Ticao Island were upgraded to No. 2 warnings, while the provinces of Quezon, Polillo Island, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Marinduque, and Romblon remained under or were issued No. 1 warnings. As Rumbia approached the coast, No. 1 warnings were expanded to include additional provinces, while No. 2 warnings generally covered the same areas up until landfall. All warnings in Mindanao were discontinued by 0300 UTC on June 29, by which time Rumbia made landfall.
  In Manila, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's (MMDA) Monsoon Task Force deployed 200 personnel to 11 station in the local metropolitan area to monitor flooding and traffic conditions, as well as assist in potential rescue situations. The authority also requested the dismantling of all outdoor advertisements and billboards. Army rescue trucks were also on standby in Guadalupe, Makati. The Philippine government allocated ₱6.9 million in relief funds to deal with the effects of Rumbia. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Eastern Visayas activated rapid response teams and prepared 1,040 family food packs for potential delivery in disaster areas. The department also readied ₱263,920 in standby food funds and ₱1.7 million in food items, as well as ₱270,350 in standby non-food funds. The civil defense office in the province also called for the preemptive evacuation of citizens in potentially affected areas. Local disaster management units in Caraga were activated, with 2,000 family food packs readied and a standby fund totaling ₱300,440. In total, the cost of prepositioned food packs, standby funds, food items, and other relief materials in Eastern Visayas and Caraga amounted to ₱6.9 million.
caption: Highest Storm Warning in the Philippines during the passage of Rumbia
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