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Emong now a tropical storm, landfall possible in Ilocos Region
Tropical Storm Emong has intensified with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph and gustiness of up to 80 kph.
It is currently located 150 kilometers west of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte and moving southwestward at 20 kph.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 remains raised over Ilocos Norte, western Ilocos Sur, northwestern La Union, and western Pangasinan.
Emong is expected to bring moderate to intense rains to the Ilocos Region, much of the Cordillera Administrative Region, and parts of Cagayan Valley in the next 24 hours.
Both Emong and Tropical Storm Dante are enhancing the southwest monsoon, commonly known as habagat.
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Typhoon Emong, with maximum sustained winds of 120 kph and gustiness up to 150 kph, is located 220 kilometers west-southwest of Bacnotan, La Union.
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Tropical Cyclone Emong has intensified into a tropical storm, prompting PAGASA to hoist Signal No. 1 over seven Luzon areas: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, northern and western Pangasinan, Apayao, Abra, and Benguet.
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Tropical Cyclone "Emong" has intensified into a typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h and gustiness of up to 150 km/h.
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Tropical Depression Dante intensified into a tropical storm on Wednesday morning, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.
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Tropical Cyclone Emong weakened into a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h and gusts of up to 70 km/h, and exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 7:10 am on Saturday, July 26.
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