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TS Crising slightly intensifies; Signal No. 2 up in 10 Luzon areas
Tropical Storm Crising, internationally named Wipha, has maximum sustained winds of 75 kph and gusts of up to 90 kph.
PAGASA raised Signal No. 2 over 10 areas in Luzon, including Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Isabela, Apayao, Kalinga, Northern and central portions of Abra, Eastern portions of Mountain Province and Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, and Northern portion of Ilocos Sur.
Signal No. 1 is hoisted in several other areas in Luzon.
The storm is currently located 195 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, moving west-northwest at 25 kph.
Crising is expected to make landfall in mainland Cagayan or the Babuyan Islands on Friday afternoon or evening.
It is forecast to further intensify into a Severe Tropical Storm by Saturday morning or afternoon.
The storm is bringing moderate to torrential rain, increasing the risk of floods and landslides.
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Tropical Storm Crising maintained its strength with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph and gustiness of up to 105 kph.
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Tropical Depression Crising is expected to make landfall over Cagayan on Friday or Saturday.
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Severe Tropical Storm Crising intensified into a severe tropical storm at 8 am on Saturday, July 19, and exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 10 am.
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