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Signal No. 3 in 11 areas as Nika maintains strength; may make landfall soon
Severe Tropical Storm Nika, with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h and gustiness of up to 135 km/h, is moving west at 25 km/h and may make landfall in Aurora province on Monday morning.
Areas under Storm Signal No. 3 have increased to 11, including southern Cagayan, Isabela, northern Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya, southern Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, eastern Ilocos Sur, and northern Aurora.
Nika is expected to intensify into a typhoon within 12 hours before landfall.
Torrential rain is forecast for Aurora and several Northern Luzon provinces within the next 24 hours.
The storm is anticipated to cross Luzon, weaken slightly, and then re-intensify over the West Philippine Sea on Monday evening.
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Severe Tropical Storm Nika, internationally known as Toraji, is moving west at 20 kph and maintaining maximum sustained winds of 110 kph with gustiness up to 135 kph, nearing typhoon strength.
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Severe Tropical Storm Nika, internationally known as Toraji, is currently over the West Philippine Sea and moving northwest.
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