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Signal No. 2 raised over 7 Luzon provinces as 'Paolo' further intensifies

Published Oct 2, 2025 05:42 pm
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Seven Luzon provinces were placed under Signal No. 2 on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 2, as Tropical Storm Paolo (international name: Matmo) continued to strengthen while moving over the Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.
As of 4 p.m., the center of Paolo was located 480 kilometers (km) east of Infanta, Quezon, or 480 km east of Baler, Aurora.
It was packing maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 105 kph, and moving west-northwestward at 15 kph.
PAGASA said Paolo may intensify into a severe tropical storm tonight or early morning on Friday, Oct. 3, before making landfall over southern Isabela or northern Aurora.
However, reaching typhoon category before landfall is not ruled out.
In anticipation of strong winds from the storm, PAGASA raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals No. 2 and No. 1 over parts of Luzon.
Signal No. 2
The following areas may experience gale-force winds within 24 hours, with possible minor to moderate impacts on life and property:
* Isabela
* Northern portion of Quirino (Maddela, Aglipay, Cabarroguis, Saguday, Diffun)
* Northern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Diadi, Bagabag, Quezon, Solano, Villaverde, Ambaguio, Bayombong, Kasibu)
* Kalinga
* Mountain Province
* Ifugao
* Northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan)
Signal No. 1
The following areas may experience strong winds within 36 hours, with minimal to minor impacts on life and property:
* Cagayan
* Rest of Quirino
* Rest of Nueva Vizcaya
* Apayao
* Abra
* Benguet
* Ilocos Norte
* Ilocos Sur
* La Union
* Pangasinan
* Northern portion of Zambales (Palauig, Masinloc, Candelaria, Santa Cruz)
* Tarlac
* Nueva Ecija
* Rest of Aurora
* Northern portion of Bulacan (Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Miguel, San Ildefonso, Norzagaray, San Rafael)
* Northern portion of Pampanga (Magalang, Arayat, Candaba, Mabalacat City)
* Northern portion of Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta), including Polillo Islands
* Camarines Norte
* Northern portion of Camarines Sur (Siruma, Tinambac, Lagonoy, Garchitorena, Caramoan, Goa, San Jose, Presentacion)
* Catanduanes
PAGASA said the highest wind signal that may be raised during Paolo’s passage is Signal No. 3, though a worst-case scenario of Signal No. 4 remains possible if the storm reaches typhoon category before landfall.
Landfall, hazards
PAGASA said Paolo may make landfall over southern Isabela or northern Aurora on Friday morning, Oct. 3, before crossing Northern Luzon and emerging over the West Philippine Sea in the afternoon.
A moderate to high risk of storm surge with peak heights of one to three meters is possible within 36 hours over the coastal areas of Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Catanduanes.
Gale warnings are also in effect over the eastern seaboard of Northern and Central Luzon, with seas up to six meters expected off the coast of Isabela.
From Thursday noon to Friday noon, intense to torrential rainfall (more than 200 millimeters) is forecast in Aurora, heavy to intense rainfall (100 to 200 millimeters) in Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, and Nueva Ecija, and moderate to heavy rainfall (50 to 100 millimeters) in Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, and Sorsogon.
From Friday noon to Saturday noon, intense to torrential rainfall is expected in La Union and Benguet, heavy to intense rainfall in Aurora, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, and Zambales, and moderate to heavy rainfall in Cagayan, Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Bataan, Pampanga, and Bulacan.
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