Severe Tropical Storm Paolo slows down, moves away from Luzon

Severe Tropical Storm Paolo is moving away from Luzon, though its pace has slowed down.

As of Friday 10 p.m., the storm's center was located 160 km west northwest of Bacnotan, La Union, with maximum sustained winds of 110 kph and gusts up to 135 kph.

Paolo is now moving at 25 kph, a decrease from its previous speed of 35 kph.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 is in effect over Ilocos Sur, western Abra, northern La Union, and northwestern Pangasinan.

Signal No. 1 covers a larger area including Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Apayao, Kalinga, the rest of Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, the rest of La Union and Pangasinan, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, northern Bulacan, Tarlac, central Pampanga, and Zambales.

Despite moving offshore, heavy rainfall, strong winds, and storm surges may still affect areas outside the storm's predicted path.