Sentence examples for typhoon warnings from inspiring English sources
Typhoon warnings were issued in northern areas of the island and residents were warned about the possibility of landslides in the mountainous regions.
For Wednesday, the government's weather agency, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration issued typhoon warnings on its Facebook page and its Twitter account.
Heavy rainfall, destructive winds and battering waves were threatening heavily populated rural and urban regions, where the Philippine weather agency raised typhoon warnings, stranding thousands of people in ports as airlines canceled flights and ferries were prevented from sailing.
In Hong Kong, Typhoon Vicente caused city authorities to steadily hoist its typhoon warnings on Monday night — eventually reaching the highest level, No. 10, on Tuesday morning — and there were useful alerts as the storm approached the territory.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who is in the United States for a state visit, scolded coast guard officials during a teleconference on Sunday for allowing the ferry to sail despite typhoon warnings.
This year's preparations made a huge difference in how people approached the typhoon warnings, as aid agencies reported "virtual parades" of people leaving their homes for evacuation centres, by foot, car and tricycle.
As a fellow passenger on the C-130 had explained, many people heard the typhoon warning but underestimated its strength.
The tone was exactly right for the crowd, including many students learning English as a second language, who had come despite a typhoon warning.
He says they are more prepared, even though there was no official typhoon warning sent out by the weather service (the local news reported only an upgraded rainfall alert and a warning of flooding in low-lying parts and areas located near river channels ).
On August 27, nearly all of South Korea was placed under a typhoon warning as the storm approached.
Due to the threat of Nelson, a typhoon warning was issued for the island.
