Typhoon “Dodong” (international name “Noul”) intensified with catastrophic strength to 185-kilometers per hour (kph) winds near the center and gusts of up to 220 kph, just hours before making landfall at Pananapan Point in Sta. Ana, Cagayan, at 4:45 p.m. yesterday.
Earlier at midday when the typhoon intensified at 140 km east-southeast of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) already raised Public Storm Warning Signal No. 4 in four areas in extreme Northern Luzon.
Before Sunday noon, Signal No. 4 has been raised over northeastern Cagayan, Batanes, Babuyan and Calayan Group of Islands and Signal No. 3 over the rest of Cagayan and Isabela.
Areas under Signal No. 2 were northern Aurora, Kalinga, Mt. Province, Ifugao and Apayao.
Signal No. 1 was hoisted over the rest of Aurora, Abra, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte and Quirino. Elsewhere, storm warning signals have been lifted.
Manila Bulletin
