Typhoon Jenny intensifies; Signal #1 in Batanes

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Typhoon Jenny intensifies; Signal #1 in Batanes
As of 11am Sunday, state weather bureau PAGASA located the eye of Typhoon Jenny at 590 km east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes

MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Jenny (Dujuan) “intensified further” on Sunday, September 27.

As of 11am Sunday, state weather bureau PAGASA located the eye of Typhoon Jenny at 590 km east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. It continues to move in a west northwest direction over the Philippine Sea.

The typhoon now has sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center, and gustiness of up to 210 kph. Jenny is forecast to move west northwest at 15 kph.

The Batanes group of islands is placed under public storm warning signal #1. Rice crops in the flowering stage may suffer “significant damage,” PAGASA warned.

PAGASA advised fishermen to stay clear of the northern seaboard of northern Luzon, the eastern seaboard of Luzon and Visayas, and the seaboards of Caraga.

Light to moderate rain is expected over Luzon and Western Visayas due to Jenny and a southwest monsoon.

A thunderstorm is also affecting the following areas as of 11:55 am Sunday. It may last for two hours: 

  • Batangas: Calaca, Lemery, Agoncillo, Taal, San Luis
  • Laguna: Magdalena, Majayjay, Luisiana, Sta Cruz, Sta Maria
  • Pampanga: Sta Rita, Guagua  

Thunderstorms are also expected over Cavite, Rizal, Bataan, Nueva Ecija and other areas of Batangas, Laguna, Pampanga within the next two hours, according to PAGASA. – Rappler.com

 

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