MANILA, Philippines — “Nando” has intensified into a super typhoon and was expected to pass close or make landfall over Babuyan Island or Batanes Tuesday morning or afternoon, the weather bureau said.
In its 11a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Signal No. 2 was raised over Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the northern and eastern portions of Isabela (San Mariano, Ilagan City, Tumauini, Cabagan, Palanan, Divilacan, Maconacon, San Pablo, Santa Maria, Santo Tomas, Delfin Albano and Quezon), Apayao, the eastern portion of Kalinga (Rizal, City of Tabuk and Pinukpuk), and the northern portion of Ilocos Norte (Vintar, Carasi, Adams, Dumalneg, Pagudpud, Bangui, Burgos and Pasuquin).
Signal No. 1 was up over the rest of Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Kalinga, Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, the rest of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, the northern portion of Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Masinloc and Palauig), the northern and central portions of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Lupao, San Jose City, Pantabangan, Bongabon, Laur, Gabaldon, General Mamerto Natividad, Rizal, Llanera, Talavera, Science City of Muñoz, Santo Domingo, Talugtug, Palayan City, Cuyapo, Nampicuan, Guimba, Licab, Quezon, Aliaga, Cabanatuan City, Santa Rosa, Zaragoza, Jaen, San Leonardo, General Tinio and Peñaranda), the northern and central portions of Tarlac (San Jose, City of Tarlac, La Paz, Victoria, Gerona, Paniqui, Moncada, San Manuel, Anao, Ramos, Pura, Camiling, San Clemente, Mayantoc and Santa Ignacia), and Aurora.
The typhoon, estimated 535 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, is moving westward at 15 kilometers per hour (kph), packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph, Pagasa said.
It may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility early Tuesday morning.
