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Lawin Deemed As A Super Typhoon


Typhoon Lawin with an international name of Haima has already reached its super typhoon status on Wednesday afternoon, October 19,2016, as it aimed towards Northern Luzon. In Cagayan and Isabela, Signal No. 5 has been raised.

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its 2 p.m. bulletin that Lawin has packed maximum sustained winds of 225 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 315 kph.

Places under Signal No. 4 are: Apayao, Kalinga, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Ilocos Sur, Mt. Province, Ifugao and Calayan Group of Islands. Signal No. 3 was raised over La Union, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and Northern Aurora. Meanwhile, the provinces of Batanes Group of Islands, Pangasinan, rest of Aurora, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Northern Zambales, and Northern Quezon including Polillo Islands were placed under Signal No. 2. The rest of Zambales, Bulacan, Bataan, Pampanga, Rizal, rest of Quezon, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay and Metro Manila were under Signal No. 1.

Pagasa said in its report, that Lawin is seen to make landfall over Cagayan-Isabela area late Wednesday evening or early Thursday, between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. After the landfall, it will cross Apayao and Ilocos Norte.

Moving at a speed of 24 kph west northwest, the typhoon was last located 300 kilometers east of Aurora. Within its 800 km radius, the violent typhoon will be bringing moderate to heavy intense rains.

Over the eastern seaboards of Southern Luzon and the northern and eastern seaboards of Samar, Sea travel will remain to be uncertain.

Pagasa also added that: Lawin is said to be the first supertyphoon to hit the country since Yolanda (international name Haiyan) in 2013. Yolanda was considered as the world’s strongest typhoon on record, blowing heavy winds and rain which has killed a number of people, reaching 6,000.

Source: Inquirer
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