JUST IN | Hanna to intensify into Severe Tropical Storm, threatens quake-hit Batanes

Tropical storm Hanna is expected to intensify into a Severe Tropical Storm within 24 hours, according weather bureau PAGASA’s severe weather bulletin issued at 11:00 a.m. on Monday.

Hanna has intensified, bringing moderate to heavy monsoon rains over Palawan—including Calamian and Cuyo Islands—Mindoro Provinces, Romblon, and Western Visayas.

Hanna is carrying maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 105 kph.

Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected over Metro Manila, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, and the rest of MIMAROPA and Visayas.

Residents, especially those in areas prone to flood and rain-induced landslides, are advised to take precautionary measures, coordinate with local disaster risk reduction and management offices and monitor Thunderstorm Advisories and Heavy Rainfall Warnings to be issued by PAGASA Regional Services Divisions.

PAGASA advised fisherfolks and those with small seacrafts not to venture out in the western seaboards of Northern Luzon and Central Luzon, the seaboards of Southern Luzon and Visayas, and the eastern seaboard of Mindanao due to potentially rough sea condition.

PAGASA has raised gale warning over the following areas where 2.8 to 4.5 meters of waves are expected due to the southwest monsoon:

Pangasinan
Zambales
Bataan
Batangas
Occidental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro
Palawan
Marinduque
Romblon
Quezon including Polillo

Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Catanduanes
Albay
Sorsogon
Masbate including Ticao and Burias
Antique
Aklan
Capiz
Iloilo

Guimaras
Negros Occidental
Negros Oriental
Siquijor
Bohol
Cebu
Northern Samar
Eastern Samar
Samar
Biliran

Leyte
Southern Leyte
Dinagat islands
Siargao Island
Surigao provinces
Davao Oriental
Dinagat
Surigao del Norte including Siargao
Surigao del Sur

“Kapag po ganyan, pagbabawalan na ang maliliit na sasakyan pangdagat,” PAGASA Weather Specialist Benison Estareja said in a press briefing on Monday.

Floods and landslides may hit these areas during severe thunderstorms, PAGASA said.

Hanna is unlikely to hit land. It will leave the Philippine area of responsibility on Friday if it continues moving north northwest at 15 kph, said Rojas.

The storm has grounded several flights and forced the cancellation of classes in some parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

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