Typhoon Kristine has intensified into a severe tropical storm, set to make landfall in Isabela tonight, October 23, 2024.
According to the storm's location at 4:00 PM today, the center of Typhoon Kristine was approximately 175 kilometers east of Echague, Isabela.
It carries the strongest winds of 95 kilometers per hour near the center, gusting up to 115 kilometers per hour, with a central pressure of 980 hPa.
The storm is moving at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour towards the northwest. The extent of the storm's wind span reaches 730 kilometers from its center.
Currently, Wind Signal Number 3 is raised in:
• Isabela
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Central part of Abra
• Benguet
• Quirino
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Northern and central part of Aurora
• Northern part of Nueva Ecija
• Pangasinan
• La Union
• Central and southern part of Ilocos Sur
Wind Signal Number 2 is raised in the following areas:
• Ilocos Norte
• Remaining parts of Ilocos Sur, Apayao
• Remaining parts of Abra
• Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
• Remaining parts of Aurora
• Remaining parts of Nueva Ecija
• Bulacan
• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Zambales
• Bataan
• Metro Manila
• Cavite
• Laguna
• Rizal
• Quezon including Polillo Islands
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Catanduanes
Wind Signal Number 1 is raised in:
• Batanes
• Batangas
• Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands
• Oriental Mindoro
• Marinduque
• Romblon
• Calamian Islands
• Albay
• Sorsogon
• Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands
• Aklan
• Capiz
• Antique including Caluya Islands
• Iloilo
• Guimaras
• Northern part of Negros Occidental
• Northern part of Negros Oriental
• Northern and central part of Cebu including Bantayan Islands and Camotes Islands
• Bohol
• Eastern Samar
• Northern Samar
• Samar
• Leyte
• Biliran
• Southern Leyte
• Dinagat Islands
• Surigao del Norte including Siargao - Bucas Grande Group
Typhoon Kristine is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday, October 25, 2024.
(Photos from PAGASA)