PAGASA raises Signal No. 1 in 12 Luzon areas due to 'Kiyapo'
The Philippine weather bureau, PAGASA, has raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 in 12 areas of Luzon as Tropical Depression Kiyapo approaches. The storm is expected to intensify into a tropical storm and potentially a severe tropical storm as it moves toward the Batanes-Babuyan Islands.
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Manila Bulletin - PAGASA raises Signal No. 1 in 12 Luzon areas due to ‘Kiyapo’
PAGASA raises Signal No. 1 in 12 Luzon areas due to 'Kiyapo'
PAGASA said the highest wind signal that may be raised during Kiyapo's passage is Signal No. 2.
However, it did not rule out the possibility of raising Signal No. 3 if Kiyapo intensifies into a severe tropical storm while traversing the Batanes-Babuyan Islands area.
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