‘Quiel’ intensifies, storm signals up over ‘Pedring’-ravaged areas 10/01/2011

‘Quiel’ intensifies, storm signals up over ‘Pedring’-ravaged areas

10/01/2011
More areas in the northern part of the country have been placed under storm signals by the government’s weather service as typhoon “Quiel” intensified further and increased its threat to Northern Luzon, which areas are still reeling from the devastation brought about by typhoon “Pedring.”

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), as of press time yesterday, placed Cagayan and Isabela Storm Signal No. 3.

Under Storm Signal No. 2 are: Northern Aurora, Quirino, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Kalinga, Apayao, Calayan and Babuyan Group of Islands while the rest of Aurora, Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan, Benguet, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Abra, are under Storm Signal No. 1.

Manila should be spared the worst of the weekend weather, forecaster Sonny Pajarillo said..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20111001hed3.html