'Glenda' now a typhoon; landfall over Bicol Tuesday night
July 15, 2014 | 12:06am
MANILA, Philippines - Tropical cyclone "Glenda" intensified into a typhoon on Monday night, weather bureau PAGASA reported.
PAGASA said that as of 10 p.m., the eye of the typhoon was estimated at 400 kilometers east of Legazpi City.
It was packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 150 kph. It was forecast to move west at 20 kph.
As the typhoon slowed down, its expected landfall over Bicol region was moved from Tuesday morning to Tuesday night.
PAGASA said the storm may make landfall in the Albay-Sorsogon area, the cross Albay towards Southern Luzon.
The typhoon's eye is expected to be in the vicinity of Metro Manila by Wednesday morning. It was expected to exit landmass by the afternoon a d then move out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Thursday night.
Public storm warning signal No. 3 was hoisted over:
Catanduanes
Albay
Sorsogon
Northern Samar
Signal No. 2 is placed over:
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Masbate including Burias and Ticao Islands
Marinduque
southern part of Quezon
northern part of Samar
northern part of Eastern Samar
Signal No. 1 is raised over:
Romblon
Oriental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island
Batangas
Cavite
Laguna
Rizal
Bulacan
Pampanga
Bataan
Zambales
Tarlac
Nueva Ecija
Pangasinan
Southern Aurora
Rest of Quezon including Polillo Islands
Metro Manila
Rest of Eastern Samar and of Samar
Northern Leyte including Biliran Island
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