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NEWS

Violent weather conditions are currently being experienced in Batanes as Super Typhoon #LeonPH continues to move northwestward

Aljon Danniell Eguia

#LeonPH is carrying winds of up to 185 kph and gustiness of up to 230 kph.

πŸ“ 140 km east of Basco, Batanes

Moving northwest at 15 kph

Signal #5: Northern and eastern portions of Batanes (Basco, Itbayat)  

Signal #4: Remaining portion of Batanes  

Signal #3: Eastern portion of Babuyan Islands, northeastern portion of Cagayan (Santa Ana)

πŸ“Œ #LeonPH will be closest to Batanes tonight to tomorrow morning  

πŸ“Œ A landfall in Batanes is not ruled out  

πŸ“Œ Waves of 12-14 meters are expected in the seaboards of Babuyan Islands and Batanes  

πŸ“Œ #LeonPH may reach its peak strength at 195 kph in the next hours