By J. Jala | 12:15 AM August 23, 2022
Four more areas were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 on Monday night, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
According to Pagasa, in its latest tropical cyclone bulletin, Tropical Storm “Florita” continued to coast the Philippine Sea towards the Luzon land mass.
It was last located 145 kilometers (kms) east of Casiguran, Aurora with maximum sustained winds of 75 kms per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 90 kph.
Pagasa said Florita was moving westward slowly at 15 kph and is expected to make landfall in the vicinity of east coast Isabela or east coast Cagayan on Tuesday morning, with chances of further intensifying into a severe tropical storm before doing so.
Heavy to intense rains with at times torrential rains will prevail on Tuesday over Cagayan, Isabela, Batanes, Cordillera Administrative Region, as well as Ilocos Region.
Classes at all levels in public and private schools in Camarines Sur province are suspended on Tuesday, Aug. 23.
Four more were added to the list areas placed under wind signal no. 2 (gale-force winds prevailing or expected within the next 24 hours) with the following:
Cagayan
Southern portion of Babuyan Islands (Camiguin Is., Fuga Is.)
Isabela
Quirino
Eastern and central portions of Nueva Vizcaya (Kayapa, Ambaguio, Solano, Villaverde, Bagabag, Diadi, Quezon, Bayombong, Bambang, Aritao, Dupax del Sur, Dupax del Norte, Kasibu, Alfonso Castaneda)
Apayao
Abra
Kalinga
Mountain Province
Ifugao
Northern portion of Benguet (Bakun, Kibungan, Buguias, Kabayan, Mankayan, Bokod, Atok)
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
Northern and central portions of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Baler, Maria Aurora)
Meanwhile, the following areas are currently under signal no. 1 (strong winds prevailing or expected within the next 36 hours):
Rest of Babuyan Islands
Rest of Nueva Vizcaya
Rest of Benguet
La Union
Eastern and central portions of Pangasinan (Bani, Bolinao, City of Alaminos, Anda, Sual, Labrador, Bugallon, Aguilar, Mangatarem, Urbiztondo, Bayambang, Bautista, Alcala, Santo Tomas, Rosales, Balungao, Umingan, San Quintin, Natividad, San Nicolas, Tayug, Santa Maria, Asingan, San Manuel, Sison, Binalonan, City of Urdaneta, Villasis, Laoac, Pozorrubio, San Fabian, San Jacinto, Manaoag, Mapandan, Mangaldan, Santa Barbara, Malasiqui, Dagupan City, Calasiao, San Carlos City, Basista, Binmaley, Lingayen),
Eastern portion of Tarlac (San Clemente, Camiling, Moncada, San Manuel, Anao, Santa Ignacia, Gerona, Paniqui, Ramos, Pura, Victoria, La Paz, City of Tarlac, Concepcion)
Nueva Ecija
Rest of Aurora
Eastern portion of Pampanga (Magalang, Arayat, Candaba)
Eastern portion of Bulacan (San Ildefonso, San Miguel, Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Rafael, Angat, Norzagaray, City of San Jose del Monte)
Eastern portion of Rizal (Rodriguez, San Mateo, City of Antipolo, Tanay, Baras)
Northern portion of Quezon (Infanta, General Nakar, Real) including Polillo Islands
Northern portion of Laguna (Santa Maria, Famy, Siniloan, Pangil, Pakil, Paete)
Camarines Norte
