Severe Tropical Storm Tino enters PAR, Signal No. 1 raised over 13 areas

Severe Tropical Storm Tino, internationally named Kalmaegi, entered the Philippine area of responsibility on Sunday.

As of Sunday night, Tino was located 605 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, moving westward at 30 km/h with maximum sustained winds of 100 kph and gusts of up to 125 kph.

Wind Signal No. 1 has been raised over several areas across Luzon and Visayas, including parts of Sorsogon, Masbate, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Cebu, Bohol, and parts of Negros Oriental, Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte.

PAGASA has raised the highest wind signal likely to be raised during Tino's passage to Signal No. 4.

Tino is forecast to intensify further and may reach typhoon strength before making landfall over Eastern Samar, Leyte, or Dinagat late Monday or early Tuesday.

The storm is expected to make initial landfall over Eastern Samar or the Dinagat Islands late Monday evening or early Tuesday morning.

It will then move toward Visayas and Northern Palawan, emerging over the West Philippine Sea by Wednesday morning or afternoon.

PAGASA cautions that heavy rainfall, severe winds, and storm surges may still affect areas outside the predicted landfall point and forecast cone.