PHMANILA, Philippines – Signal No. 3 is now raised in Isabela due to Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut), which maintained its strength before dawn on Friday, September 14, while still threatening Northern Luzon.
In a bulletin issued 5 am on Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Ompong is already 655 kilometers east of Infanta, Quezon, moving west northwest at 20 kilometers per hour (km/h).
The typhoon continues to have maximum winds of 205 km/h and gustiness of up to 255 km/h. Even if PAGASA does not yet classify Ompong as a super typhoon, it remains to be a powerful tropical cyclone with a huge diameter of 900 kilometers.
Below are the tropical cyclone warning signals in place.
Signal No. 3:
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In a bulletin issued 5 am on Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Ompong is already 655 kilometers east of Infanta, Quezon, moving west northwest at 20 kilometers per hour (km/h).
The typhoon continues to have maximum winds of 205 km/h and gustiness of up to 255 km/h. Even if PAGASA does not yet classify Ompong as a super typhoon, it remains to be a powerful tropical cyclone with a huge diameter of 900 kilometers.
Below are the tropical cyclone warning signals in place.
Signal No. 3:
- Isabela
- Batanes
- Cagayan including Babuyan Group of Islands
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- Apayao
- Abra
- Kalinga
- Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- La Union
- Benguet
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Quirino
- Pangasinan
- Nueva Ecija
- Aurora
- Tarlac
- Pampanga
- Bataan
- Zambales
- Bulacan
- Rizal
- Metro Manila
- Cavite
- Batangas
- Laguna
- Quezon including Polillo Island
- northern part of Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island
- northern part of Oriental Mindoro
- Masbate
- Marinduque
- Camarines Norte
- Camarines Sur
- Catanduanes
- Albay
- Sorsogon
- Burias and Ticao islands
- Northern Samar
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Keep safe guys.
