Siony intensifies into severe tropical storm, Signal No. 1 up in N Luzon

Updated WED · NOV 4, 2020 · 7:00 PM

Tropical storm Siony intensified into a severe tropical storm on Wednesday, packing maximum sustained winds of 95 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 115 km/h.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Siony was located 735 kilometers east of Basbo, Batanes, moving slowly northward.

PAGASA forecasts Siony to be over or very close to Batanes and the Babuyan Islands between Thursday evening and Friday morning, with a possible landfall in those areas.

Tropical cyclone wind signal no. 1 is hoisted over parts of mainland Cagayan and the eastern portion of the Babuyan Islands, warning of potential damage from strong winds.

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