Typhoon Mawar (2012)

Typhoon Mawar, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ambo, was a strong tropical cyclone which affected the Philippines in late May and early June 2012. The third named storm and the first typhoon of the 2012 Pacific typhoon season, Mawar developed from a tropical disturbance north of Palau on May 29. It was classified as a tropical depression two days later while situated northeast of Samar. The depression tracked northwestward and strengthened to Tropical Storm Mawar on June 1. On the next day, Mawar strengthened to a severe tropical storm while turning north-northeast. It achieved typhoon status on June 3 and attained peak intensity on the next day, southeast of the Ryukyu Islands. As Mawar gained latitude, it started to weakened, and dropped below typhoon strength on June 5. Meanwhile, Mawar began the extratropical transition while accelerated northeastward. Mawar became extratropical southeast of Japan on June 6. The extratropical remnants presisted for a week, and dissipated on June 13 over the western Aleutian Islands.

In its early stage, Mawar enhanced the southwest monsoon and brought rainfall to Luzon. Flights and sea transports were cancelled due to bad weather. Almost 1,000 people were stranded in the Bicol Region. Mawar killed three people, injured seven, and three went missing in the Philippines. Nonetheless, overall impacts on the country was minor.