Tropical Storm Nokaen

Tropical Storm Nokaen, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Ada, was a moderately strong and erratic tropical cyclone that brought heavy flooding to the Philippines and became the second-longest-lasting January tropical storm in the Western Pacific basin, behind only Axel in 1992. The first named storm of the 2026 Pacific typhoon season, Nokaen developed from a low-pressure area south of Palau. Situated within a favorable environment, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) at 01:30 UTC on January 14, before designating the system as Tropical Depression 01W. At 11:00 PHT (03:00 UTC) that same day, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) followed suit, assigning 01W the local name Ada. At 06:00 UTC on January 15, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) upgraded the system to a tropical storm and assigned it the name Nokaen; PAGASA did the same at 17:00 PHT (09:00 UTC). At 03:00 UTC on January 16, the JTWC also upgraded Nokaen to tropical storm status.

Beginning January 14, PAGASA issued Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 for numerous areas, with some regions upgraded to Signal No. 2 three days later. On January 15, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) declared 31 seaports non-operational, while the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) raised a blue alert. As of January 17, approximately 8,800 people had been stranded at various seaports. Disaster agencies in Catanduanes were placed on full alert, while the Philippine Coast Guard Duty Response Group in Southeastern Mindanao was placed on heightened alert. Sixteen domestic flights were cancelled, affecting 1,008 passengers.

Two people died in a rockslide in Matnog. Flooding was reported in numerous towns throughout Albay and Catanduanes. Several spillways nationwide were inundated and rendered impassable. Many highways were flooded, and numerous municipalities experienced landslides and mudslides.