Super typhoon Karding, after it made its first landfall, has weakened slightly, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday evening, Sept. 25.
Last spotted over the coastal waters of General Nakar in Quezon, Karding has maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 255 kph. It is still moving westward at 20 kph.
Landfall point, scenario
The state weather bureau on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 25, confirmed that super typhoon Karding made its first landfall in the vicinity of Burdeos, Quezon at 5:30 p.m.
PAGASA’s latest bulletin issued at 8 p.m. likewise showed that Karding will likely make another landfall in the vicinity of General Nakar or Dingalan on Sunday evening.
Wind signals in effect
Despite the weather disturbance's slight weakening, Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal no. 5 remained hoisted in Polillo Islands, the extreme northern portion of Quezon (the northern and central portions of General Nakar, the northeastern portion of Infanta), the extreme southern portion of Aurora (Dingalan), the extreme southern portion of Nueva Ecija (General Tinio, City of Gapan, Peñaranda, San Isidro, Cabiao), the eastern portion of Pampanga (Arayat, Candaba, Santa Ana, San Luis), the eastern and central portions of Bulacan (San Rafael, Angat, Norzagaray, Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Ildefonso, San Miguel), and the extreme northern portion of Rizal (Rodriguez).
Signal no. 4, on the other hand, was raised in Calaguas Islands, the southern portion of Aurora, the central and southern portions of Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, the rest of Pampanga, the rest of Bulacan, Zambales, the northern portion of Bataan, the southern portion of Pangasinan, the northern portion of Metro Manila, the northern and central portions of Rizal, and the extreme northern portion of Laguna.
Those residing in areas under Signal no. 4 and 5 will experience typhoon-force winds within 12 hours, said PAGASA.
Wind Signal no. 3 was hoisted in the central portion of Aurora, the southeastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Nueva Ecija, the rest of Bataan, the rest of Pangasinan, the rest of Metro Manila, the rest of Rizal, the northern and central portions of Laguna, the northern and central portions of Cavite, the rest of the northern portion of Quezon, and the northern portion of Camarines Norte.
Areas under Signal no. 2 include the southern portion of Isabela, Quirino, the rest of Nueva Vizcaya, Benguet, La Union, the rest of Aurora, the rest of Cavite, Batangas, the rest of Laguna, the central portion of Quezon, the rest of Camarines Norte, the northern portion of Camarines Sur, and Catanduanes.
Meanwhile, Signal no. 1 is still up over the southern portion of Cagayan, the rest of Isabela, the southern portion of Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, the southern portion of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, the rest of Quezon, the northern portion of Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Islands, the northern portion of Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, the rest of Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Burias Island and Ticao Island.
The heavy to torrential rains in Metro Manila, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Aurora, Rizal, and the northern portion of Quezon including Polillo Islands will persist until Monday morning, Sept. 26.