The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised Signal No. 5 over parts of Batanes on Wednesday evening, Oct. 30, as Super Typhoon “Leon” (international name: Kong-rey) moves closer to extreme Northern Luzon.
As of 10 p.m., the center of the eye of Leon was located 140 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, and is expected to be closest to the province between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, Oct. 31.
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As of 10 p.m., the center of the eye of Leon was located 140 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, and is expected to be closest to the province between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, Oct. 31.
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00:00Super Typhoon Leon is still approaching Batanes.
00:06And the last time it hit was at 10 p.m.
00:08150 kilometers away from the coast of the town of Basco.
00:12The maximum sustained winds are still 185 kilometers per hour
00:17close to the town of Batanes.
00:19And there is a downpour up to 230 kilometers per hour.
00:23The typhoon is still moving north-south
00:27and slowing down at 15 kilometers per hour.
00:31The typhoon's strength reaches the northern and central Luzon.
00:38During the rain, as seen in our satellite animation,
00:42a large part of Luzon and Visayas experienced heavy rains
00:46and it is still the strongest in the extreme northern Luzon
00:50where the typhoon Leon is closest to.
00:53On the western side of Luzon, we also experienced heavy rains.
00:58Based on our latest satellite animation,
01:01after the typhoon Leon, we do not expect a typhoon
01:04to enter our Philippine area of responsibility
01:06in the early days of November.
01:10Based on the latest track of hope,
01:12it is expected that the typhoon Leon will still move north-westward or to the upper left.
01:18It is expected that it will still be the closest
01:20to the province of Batanes.
01:26It is also expected that it will landfall in the eastern part of Taiwan
01:30by noon or afternoon.
01:33By evening, the typhoon may slowly weaken
01:37knowing that it will landfall and there will be an interaction
01:40in the rugged terrain or mountainous part of Taiwan.
01:43It will emerge by tomorrow night here on the western side of Taiwan
01:48and will leave the Philippine area of responsibility
01:51by late evening tomorrow until the early morning of Friday.
01:55In terms of intensity,
01:57from now until tomorrow morning,
01:59the typhoon Leon will remain at its peak
02:04and when it reaches the province of Taiwan,
02:06it is possible that it will weaken as a typhoon
02:09towards the eastern portion of China.
02:11It will suddenly weaken into a severe tropical storm and tropical storm.
02:16Based on our latest track,
02:18we can see the color orange.
02:20These are the places that will have the strongest rainfall
02:24while there are still strong winds in a large part of the northern
02:27and portions of the central zone
02:29because the radius reaches 600 kilometers
02:32and the total diameter reaches 1,200 kilometers.
02:38At present, the Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5 is high.
02:42This is the highest signal that we can give in one place.
02:45These are the towns of Itbayat and Vasco in Batanes.
02:48While we have Signal No. 4 in the remaining part of Batanes
02:52and Signal No. 3 in the islands of Babuyan, Camiguin, and Calayan
02:58in the Babuyan Islands
03:00and here in the town of Santa Ana in the mainland of Cagayan.
03:03If we have Signals No. 3, 4, and 5,
03:06for the next 12 hours, we will experience strong winds
03:10that can destroy trees and crops,
03:13that can also destroy houses, not just the trees
03:16and can also destroy posts and power lines.
03:19Meanwhile, for the next 12 hours,
03:22we can also expect strong winds.
03:24Signal No. 2 in the remaining part of the Babuyan Islands
03:27and mainland of Cagayan,
03:29in the northern portion of Isabela,
03:31in the province of Apayau,
03:33northern portion of Calinga,
03:35northern portion of Abra,
03:36and the whole of Ilocos Norte.
03:38And we also have Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1
03:42here in the remaining part of Isabela,
03:44in Querino, Nueva Vizcaya,
03:47remaining part of Abra,
03:49rest of Calinga,
03:50down in the mountain province,
03:52Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, and La Union.
03:55Signal No. 1.
03:58We also have Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1
04:01in the northern and central portions of Pangasinan,
04:03northern and eastern portions of Nueva Ecija,
04:06and in the northern and central portions of Aurora.
04:10These are the signals No. 1 and No. 2.
04:12Within the next 12 hours or until tomorrow afternoon,
04:15they will still experience a gust of wind
04:18like this Tropical Cyclone Lion,
04:20and we expect in the next few days,
04:23possibly while the storm is rising,
04:25our signals will be reduced here in the central zone
04:28and the southern part of Ilocos, Cordillera, and Cagayan Valley.
04:34Aside from the strong winds,
04:36we will also experience strong rains
04:39in the next 24 hours in a large part of the zone,
04:42especially in the northern and western portions.
04:45We have more than 200 mm of rain
04:48in Batanes and Cagayan,
04:50as well as in Baboyan Islands,
04:51where Tropical Cyclone Lion is the closest.
04:54We also have 100-200 mm of rain tomorrow,
04:58or that's around 100-200 mm,
05:01heavy to intense,
05:02in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Apayaw, Abra,
05:05Occidental Mindoro, and Calanian Islands.
05:08While we have moderate to heavy rains,
05:11or between 50-100 mm of rain,
05:14in La Union, Pangasinan, Calinga,
05:17Mountain Province, Benguet, Isabela,
05:20Pababa, Sambales, Bataan, Cavite,
05:23Batangas, Antique, and Negros Occidental.
05:27These are the areas where we may experience heavy rainfall warnings
05:31and rainfall advisories by October 31, Thursday.
05:36By the end of Friday,
05:37as the Tropical Cyclone Lion rises and leaves Par,
05:41we will still experience heavy to intense rains in Batanes,
05:45and moderate to heavy rains in Baboyan Islands,
05:48Ilocos Norte, Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro,
05:53and Calanian Islands.
05:57Metro Manila,
05:58the remaining part of Luzon,
05:59and the remaining part of Visayas,
06:01will still have dark weather,
06:03especially within the next 24 hours,
06:05and will experience scattered rains and thunderstorms.
06:09Sometimes it gets stronger when we have thunderstorms,
06:11but this is not comparable to the Tropical Cyclone Christine.
06:15So make sure to stay up to date with our updates,
06:18heavy rainfall warnings and rainfall advisories.
06:21Beware of floods,
06:23especially in low-lying areas.
06:25It is also possible for rivers to overflow and flood.
06:28And in mountainous areas,
06:30especially in the Cordillera Region and Caraballo Mountains,
06:33as well as Sierra Madre Mountain Ranges,
06:36it is also possible for landslides to occur.
06:38Make sure that we are coordinated with our local disaster risk reduction and management offices
06:42if an evacuation is needed.
06:44Also, contact local chief executives
06:47for possible suspension in class and work.
06:51And in terms of the severe winds experienced by some parts of our country,
06:55this is due to the wind flow,
06:57the wind that enters Baguio-Leon.
07:00Tomorrow, we will still experience floods in a large part of the Cordillera Region,
07:05including Aurora, Bataan, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya.
07:09Metro Manila, even though it is far from Baguio,
07:11as well as Calabarzon, will still experience floods,
07:13as well as in Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Northern Samar,
07:17and a large part of Western Visayas.
07:19And while Baguio-Leon is moving away
07:21and the wind signals will be removed,
07:23there is still strong winds in Batanes and Babueng Group of Islets.
07:28And in terms of high waves,
07:30we also have a gale warning
07:32here in a large town of Luzon
07:34up to 14 meters in a large part of our ocean,
07:39here in Batanes,
07:40and more than 5 meters in Cagayan
07:43and a town of Isabela.
07:47There is also an expectation of 2.8 to 5.5 meters of high waves
07:51up to two levels of Guzali
07:53in towns of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur,
07:56Aurora, Northeastern Coast of Polilio Islands,
08:00Camarines Norte, Hilaga, and Silangang Baybayan of Catanduanes.
08:05If we have wind signals,
08:06sea travel will be automatically suspended
08:09for all types of sea vessels.
08:11While if we have a gale warning and no wind signals,
08:14it is possible that small and medium-sized sea vessels will still be prohibited.
08:20So make sure that especially during the long weekend,
08:24we are accompanied by our Coast Guards for possible suspension.
08:29And for the storm surge,
08:33these are the areas that are closest to a gale.
08:36More than three meters high of gales will be experienced
08:40or the rapid flow of water to our coastal communities
08:44in Batanes and Calayan and Cagayan.
08:47So make sure that we are also accompanied
08:49and for possible evacuation,
08:51especially to your barangay or local chief executives.