Typhoon Ineng slows down; Batanes and northern Cagayan under Signal No. 3

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Typhoon Ineng slows down; Batanes and northern Cagayan under Signal No. 3
The enhanced “Habagat” will bring monsoon rains over Central Luzon and occasional rains over Metro Manila, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and the Western Visayas


MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Ineng (international codename Goni) weakens according to the 11 pm weather bulletin issued by state weather agency PAGASA on Thursday, August 20.

As of 11 pm Thursday, Ineng was located 220 kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan, with maximum sustained winds of 170 km per hour near the center and wind gusts of up to 205 km/h.

 

The typhoon is expected to move west northwest at a speed of 9 km/h.

Public storm warning signal number 3 is in effect over Batanes and northern parts of Cagayan, including the Babuyan and Calayan island groups. These areas should expect winds between 121-170 km/h in the next 18 hours.


These areas are placed under signal 3:

  • Batanes
  • northern Cagayan Valley
  • Babuyan
  • Calayan Group of Islands

The following areas are placed under signal 2:

  • Rest of Cagayan
  • Northern Isabela
  • Kalinga
  • Apayao
  • Abra
  • Ilocos Norte

These areas will experience winds between 61-120 km/h in the next 24 hours.

The following areas, meanwhile, are under signal number 1:

  • Rest of Isabela
  • Quirino
  • Nueva Vizcaya
  • Ifugao
  • Mountain Province
  • Benguet
  • La Union
  • locos Sur

Landslides and flashfloods are possible in areas under storm warning signals. Residents should be on alert for these, the bureau added. The enhanced “Habagat” will bring monsoon rains over Central Luzon and occasional rains over Metro Manila, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and the Western Visayas.

Cagayan’s coastal areas should be on the lookout for storm surges of up to 2.5 meters.

The next bulletin on Ineng will be issued at 5 am. – Rappler.com

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