Tropical Storm Enteng slightly weakens over Kalinga, may intensify to severe tropical storm

Tropical Storm Enteng made landfall in Casiguran, Aurora, on Monday, September 2, and was located over Kalinga province by Monday evening.

As of Tuesday morning, Sept. 3, Enteng has slightly weakened with maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h and gustiness up to 125 km/h, moving northwestward at 20 km/h over Apayao.

Areas under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 include Ilocos Norte, Apayao, Kalinga, parts of Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Cagayan, Isabela, northern Quirino, and northern Aurora.

Enteng is forecast to emerge over the northwestern portion of Ilocos Region by Tuesday morning and is expected to intensify into a severe tropical storm by Tuesday afternoon or evening, potentially reaching typhoon category by Thursday.

From Tuesday afternoon to Thursday, the storm will move generally westward over the West Philippine Sea and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Wednesday morning, September 4.

A gale warning has been issued over the seaboards of Northern Luzon and eastern seaboards of Central and Southern Luzon, as sea travel is risky for small seacrafts.

Heavy rainfall is anticipated across Northern Luzon, with Central and Southern Luzon also affected, raising the risk of floods and landslides.