Leon intensifies into a super typhoon
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Wednesday that Leon has intensified into a super typhoon as it continues to threaten extreme Northern Luzon.
The center of the eye of the super typhoon was estimated some 350 kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan. It was moving west-northwestward at 10 kilometers per hour (kph) with maximum sustained winds of 185 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph.
In its 11 a.m. bulletin, Pagasa said Signal No. 3 was hoisted in Batanes, the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Island, Camiguin Island and Calayan Island) and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana).
Signal No. 2 was up in the rest of Babuyan Islands, the rest of mainland Cagayan, the northern and eastern portions of Isabela (Santo Tomas, Santa Maria, Quezon, San Mariano, Naguilian, Dinapigue, Delfin Albano, San Pablo, Ilagan City, Benito Soliven, Tumauini, Cabagan, Palanan, Quirino, Divilacan, Gamu, Mallig, Maconacon, Burgos, City of Cauayan, San Guillermo, Angadanan, Cabatuan, Luna, Reina Mercedes, Roxas, Aurora and San Manuel), Apayao, Kalinga, the northern and eastern portions of Abra (Tineg, Lacub, Malibcong, Lagayan, San Juan, Lagangilang, Licuan-Baay and Daguioman), the eastern portion of Mountain Province (Paracelis) and Ilocos Norte.
The rest of Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, the rest of Abra, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, the northeastern portion of Tarlac (Camiling, San Clemente, Paniqui, Moncada, Anao, San Manuel, Pura, Ramos, Victoria, Gerona, Santa Ignacia, City of Tarlac and La Paz), the northern portion of Bulacan (Doña Remedios Trinidad and San Miguel), the northern portion of Quezon (Infanta and General Nakar) including Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, the northern portion of Camarines Sur (Siruma, Tinambac, Lagonoy, Garchitorena and Caramoan), and the northern and eastern portions of Catanduanes (Pandan, Gigmoto, Bagamanoc, Panganiban, Viga, Baras and Caramoran) were under Signal No. 1
Pagasa administrator Nathaniel Servando said Signal No. 4 will be hoisted in
