Typhoon Noru
Also known as: Typhoon Karding (PAGASA local name) · Super Typhoon Noru · Severe Tropical Storm Noru (Vietnam phase)
Definition
Typhoon Noru, locally named Typhoon Karding, was a rapidly intensifying tropical cyclone that struck Luzon in September 2022. After exploding from a minimal typhoon into a super typhoon west of the Philippine coastline, it crossed the Polillo Islands and the Aurora-Quezon area before battering the rice-growing plains of Central Luzon. Noru became the strongest storm of the 2022 Pacific season at the time of its Philippine approach.
Identities
| Database | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | Typhoon Noru |
| Wikidata | Q114134200 |
| DBpedia | N/A |
Also Known As
- Typhoon Karding (PAGASA local name)
- Super Typhoon Noru
- Severe Tropical Storm Noru (Vietnam phase)
Examples and Analogies
Forecasters compared Noru’s sudden strengthening to “a pot boiling over”: in roughly a day the system leaped several intensity categories, leaving little margin for last-minute preparation. Its impact profile resembled a scaled-down version of Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) of 2018, with violent winds in the north then heavy agricultural losses across the Central Luzon rice belt.
Usage Scenarios
Noru is used in meteorological training as a textbook case of rapid intensification near land, illustrating why forecast cones must convey uncertainty in intensity and not only in track. Disaster-risk managers cite its low casualty count, achieved through timely evacuation of Polillo and coastal Quezon, as evidence of improved pre-emptive response.
Strategies
Strategies included early pre-emptive evacuation in Quezon, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, and Pampanga; harvest acceleration as the storm approached, with farmers urged to cut and dry palay ahead of the wind; and flood pre-releases from Angat and Pantabangan dams to buffer incoming rainfall.
Security and Safety Measures
PAGASA hoisted Signal No. 5 over the Polillo Islands and portions of Aurora and Quezon, among the first uses of the highest signal level since its introduction. Coast guard sail bans, class suspensions, and forced evacuation of coastal and riverside barangays were enforced, and rescue teams with rubber boats were staged in Bulacan before the arrival of floods.
Historical Context
Noru formed in the Philippine Sea in September 2022, crossed Luzon on 25-26 September, later struck Vietnam, and dissipated over mainland Southeast Asia. In the Philippines it killed around a dozen people, among them five rescue workers swept by floodwaters in San Miguel, Bulacan, while agriculture and infrastructure damage reached several billion pesos, heaviest in the rice provinces harvested just before landfall.
Challenges and Controversies
The episode renewed debate over the safety of rescue personnel deploying during peak storm conditions and over compensation for farmers whose nearly ripe palay was flattened. Advocates also pressed for faster payouts under crop insurance programs, noting that smallholders in Nueva Ecija and Tarlac absorbed much of the loss.
Related Topic
Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong)