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Typhoon 'Lawin' strengthens; Signal no. 1 in 4 areas
Typhoon 'Lawin' strengthens; Signal no. 1 in 4 areas
ABS-CBN News
Published Oct 18, 2016 08:11 AM PHT
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Updated Oct 18, 2016 12:40 PM PHT
MANILA - Typhoon "Lawin" has gained new muscle, prompting state weather bureau PAGASA to raise tropical cyclone signal number 1 in four provinces Tuesday morning.
MANILA - Typhoon "Lawin" has gained new muscle, prompting state weather bureau PAGASA to raise tropical cyclone signal number 1 in four provinces Tuesday morning.
At 5 a.m., Lawin was packing top sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center, and gusts of up to 230 kph, PAGASA meteorologist Meno Mendoza told radio DZMM.
At 5 a.m., Lawin was packing top sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center, and gusts of up to 230 kph, PAGASA meteorologist Meno Mendoza told radio DZMM.
The typhoon was last spotted 1,075 km East of Daet, Camarines Norte.
The typhoon was last spotted 1,075 km East of Daet, Camarines Norte.
Cagayan, Isabela, Catanduanes and Northern Aurora have been placed under signal number 1. Winds of 30 to 60 kph will whip these areas in 36 hours.
Cagayan, Isabela, Catanduanes and Northern Aurora have been placed under signal number 1. Winds of 30 to 60 kph will whip these areas in 36 hours.
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Moderate to heavy rains were seen within the typhoon's 700-kilometer diameter, Mendoza said.
Moderate to heavy rains were seen within the typhoon's 700-kilometer diameter, Mendoza said.
This means that Lawin may dump more than a foot of rain as it moves through northern Luzon, according to US broadcaster The Weather Channel.
This means that Lawin may dump more than a foot of rain as it moves through northern Luzon, according to US broadcaster The Weather Channel.
Mendoza warned that Lawin may further intensify into a super typhoon with maximum wind speed exceeding 220 kph or more than 120 knots.
Mendoza warned that Lawin may further intensify into a super typhoon with maximum wind speed exceeding 220 kph or more than 120 knots.
US broadcaster The Weather Channel said the typhoon may reach its peak strength on Tuesday, before flogging Luzon from late Wednesday to Thursday
US broadcaster The Weather Channel said the typhoon may reach its peak strength on Tuesday, before flogging Luzon from late Wednesday to Thursday
#Haima may become a super typhoon in the western Pacific before impacting the northern Philippines, southeast China: https://t.co/G3mWpqqO0r pic.twitter.com/HXhrcD8FuY
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) October 17, 2016
#Haima may become a super typhoon in the western Pacific before impacting the northern Philippines, southeast China: https://t.co/G3mWpqqO0r pic.twitter.com/HXhrcD8FuY
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) October 17, 2016
Mendoza added that Lawin is likely to make landfall over Cagayan on Thursday morning, and then cross to Apayao and Ilocos Norte.
Mendoza added that Lawin is likely to make landfall over Cagayan on Thursday morning, and then cross to Apayao and Ilocos Norte.
The typhoon may trigger storm surges, floods, and landslides. It will also be especially damaging to Luzon areas that were inundated by Typhoon Karen over the weekend, the Weather Channel said.
The typhoon may trigger storm surges, floods, and landslides. It will also be especially damaging to Luzon areas that were inundated by Typhoon Karen over the weekend, the Weather Channel said.
Mendoza said if Lawin continues moving west northwest at 24 kph, it may leave the Philippine area of responsibility by Friday morning and head to eastern China.
Mendoza said if Lawin continues moving west northwest at 24 kph, it may leave the Philippine area of responsibility by Friday morning and head to eastern China.
Forecast track ni #LawinPH pic.twitter.com/Mu4VVOd05u
— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) October 17, 2016
Forecast track ni #LawinPH pic.twitter.com/Mu4VVOd05u
— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) October 17, 2016
The Philippines is hit with about 20 tropical storms each year. The deadliest and strongest on record, Super Typhoon Haiyan, destroyed entire towns in the central islands in November 2013, leaving more than 7,350 people dead or missing.
The Philippines is hit with about 20 tropical storms each year. The deadliest and strongest on record, Super Typhoon Haiyan, destroyed entire towns in the central islands in November 2013, leaving more than 7,350 people dead or missing.
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