Typhoon Jolina (Conson) whipped Eastern Visayas on Tuesday, threatening heavy rains in large parts of the Visayas and Luzon in the next two days, PAGASA said.
The 10th storm of 2021 is moving northeast and is expected to make landfall later in the day in Masbate and southern Quezon before crossing Central Luzon.
The storm was packing maximum sustained winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour with 180kph gusts at 4 a.m., shortly after landfall in Sto Nino, Samar. It is expected to weaken as it moves inland, PAGASA said.
Jolina also made landfall over Hernani, Eastern Samar at 10 p.m. Monday shortly after intensifying into a typhoon, and in Daram, Samar at 2 a.m. Tuesday.
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Signal no. 3, or winds of up to 170 kph, was raised over:
LUZON
- Eastern portion of Masbate (Pio V. Corpuz, Palanas, Cataingan, Placer, Dimasalang, Uson, Cawayan, Esperanza, Mobo) including Ticao Island
VISAYAS
- Extreme western portion of Northern Samar (San Vicente, Capul, San Antonio, San Isidro)
- Northern portion of Biliran (Kawayan, Culaba, Caibiran, Maripipi, Almeria)
- Northern and central portions of Samar (City of Catbalogan, Tarangnan, Jiabong, Motiong, Paranas, Calbiga, Pinabacdao, Villareal, Talalora, Daram, Zumarraga, San Sebastian, Hinabangan, Pagsanghan, Santo Niño, Tagapul-An, Almagro, Santa Margarita, Gandara, San Jorge, Calbayog City)
This might bring heavy damage to high-risk structures, with trees broken or uprooted.
Signal no. 2, with winds of 61-120 kph, was raised over:
- Albay
- Sorsogon
- Rest of Masbate including Burias Island
- Western and southern portions of Camarines Sur (Del Gallego, Lupi, Ragay, Libmanan, Sipocot, Cabusao, Pasacao, Pamplona, Gainza, Camaligan, Canaman, Magarao, Bombon, Naga City, Pili, Ocampo, Iriga City, Sagñay, Buhi, Milaor, San Fernando, Minalabac, Bula, Nabua, Baao, Balatan, Bato, Calabanga)
- Eastern portion of Marinduque (Torrijos, Santa Cruz)
- Southeastern portion of Quezon (Tagkawayan, Guinayangan, Buenavista, Mulanay, San Narciso, San Francisco, San Andres, Catanauan, Calauag, General Luna, Lopez, Macalelon)
- Eastern portion of Romblon (San Fernando, Magdiwang, Cajidiocan, Romblon, Banton, Corcuera)
- Rest of Biliran
- Western portion of Northern Samar (Silvino Lobos, Lope de Vega, Catarman, Bobon, San Jose, Rosario, Lavezares, Biri, Allen, Victoria, Mondragon)
- Rest of Samar
- Central and southern portions of Eastern Samar (Can-Avid, Taft, Sulat, San Julian, City of Borongan, Maydolong, Balangkayan, Llorente, General Macarthur, Quinapondan, Hernani, Salcedo, Mercedes, Guiuan, Balangiga, Lawaan, Maslog, Dolores, Giporlos)
- Northern portion of Leyte (Calubian, San Isidro, Tabango, Leyte, Villaba, Matag-Ob, Ormoc City, Kananga, Carigara, Jaro, Dagami, Julita, Tabontabon, Tolosa, Tanauan, Palo, Pastrana, Santa Fe, Tacloban City, Barugo, San Miguel, Alangalang, Dulag, Tunga, Babatngon, Capoocan)
This could inflict light to moderate damage to high-risk structures, while old, dilapidated structures or makeshift shanties may be damaged or unroofed.
Signal no. 1, with winds of 30-60 kph, was raised over:
- Catanduanes
- Rest of Camarines Sur
- Camarines Norte
- Rest of Quezon including Polillo Islands
- Laguna
- Eastern portion of Batangas (Santo Tomas, Lipa City, San Jose, Batangas City, Ibaan, Rosario, Padre Garcia, San Juan, Taysan, Lobo, City of Tanauan, Malvar, Balete, Mataasnakahoy, Cuenca, San Pascual)
- Rest of Marinduque
- Rest of Romblon
- Northern and central portions of Oriental Mindoro (City of Calapan, Naujan, Victoria, Socorro, Pola, Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong, Roxas, Baco, San Teodoro, Puerto Galera)
- Rest of Northern Samar
- Rest of Eastern Samar
- Rest of Leyte
- Southern Leyte
- Northern portion of Cebu (Carmen, Tuburan, Catmon, Sogod, Tabuelan, Borbon, Tabogon, San Remigio, City of Bogo, Medellin, Daanbantayan) including Camotes and Bantayan Islands
- Northeastern portion of Iloilo (Concepcion, Sara, San Dionisio, Batad, Estancia, Carles, Balasan)
- Extreme northern portion of Capiz (Pilar, Panay, Roxas City)
This means possible light to medium damagw to low risk structures, and slight damage to houses made of very light materials in exposed communities.
PAGASA warned those living in coastal areas of Eastern Samar, Samar, and Masbate to be on alert due to the threat of storm surge of up to one meter.
It also warned mariners against sea travel in areas under signal no. 3 and 2.
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