Tacloban sits in the Visayas, the central Philippine islands that lie squarely in the path of typhoons crossing from the Pacific, with a wet season running roughly from June through December.
The city was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan’s storm surge in 2013, one of the deadliest natural disasters in Philippine history, and remains a focal point for the country’s typhoon preparedness efforts. Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), which devastated this region in 2013 with one of the strongest storms ever recorded at landfall, remains the reference event for how catastrophic a direct typhoon strike can be here, and radar tracking of a storm’s exact path is essential given how quickly conditions can change. Learn more: Hurricane Season Radar Guide · Open the full Rain Map