Noul enters PH, may develop into super typhoon by Saturday

Typhoon Noul entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) around5 am on Thursday, May 7, and has now been given the name “Dodong.” Dodong has slightly intensified, packing maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers/hour with gusts of 170 km/h, state weather bureau PAGASA said in a news conference at around 9:30 am, and in its latest bulletin at 11 am. In its latest bulletin, PAGASA said that the “estimated rainfall amount is from heavy to intense within the 300 km diameter of the typhoon” which is “expected to affect the eastern Visayas and Bicol region for the next 24-36 hours.” Given Dodong’s pattern of intensifying, there is a possibility that it will develop into a super typhoon, said PAGASA weather forecaster Fernando Cada.

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