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Leon slightly intensifies, nears typhoon category – Pagasa
Severe Tropical Storm Leon, internationally named Kong-rey, slightly intensified Tuesday morning and is expected to become a typhoon within 12 hours.
As of Tuesday morning, Leon had maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h and gusts of 135 km/h, and it was moving west-northwestward at 10 kph.
The storm was located 645 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.
Areas under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 have been expanded to include several provinces in Luzon.
There is an increasing chance that Leon will reach super typhoon category by Thursday, October 31, during its closest approach to Batanes.
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