PAGASA: Marce makes landfall in Sta. Ana, Cagayan

Typhoon Marce made landfall in Santa Ana, Cagayan at 3:40 p.m. on Thursday, the state weather bureau PAGASA said. 

Signal No. 4 remains hoisted over the northern portion of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the northern portion of Apayao, and the northern portion of Ilocos Norte. 

After making a landfall in Santa Ana, Cagayan, state meteorologists said that Marce will move generally westward, briefly emerge over Aparri Bay, and make another landfall along the coast of northwestern mainland Cagayan. 

PAGASA added that it could reach a super typhoon level.

The typhoon is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday afternoon or evening.

State meteorologists warned of life-threatening conditions in parts of the country brought by the tropical cyclone, which is the 13th storm to enter the country this year. 

“Regardless of the position of the center of the eye in the next several hours, it must be emphasized that potentially life threatening conditions due to typhoon-force winds, storm surge inundation, and torrential rainfall will be experienced in the Babuyan Islands and the northern portions of mainland Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, and Apayao,” said PAGASA in its latest bulletin. 

As of 5 p.m., Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 remains hoisted over the northern portion of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the northern portion of Apayao, and the northern portion of Ilocos Norte. 

Meanwhile, the following areas are under TCWS No. 3:

• Batanes,
• the rest of Cagayan,
• the rest of Apayao,
• the rest of Ilocos Norte,
• the northern portion of Abra (Tineg, Danglas, Lagayan, Lacub, San Juan, La Paz, Bangued) and the northern portion of Ilocos Sur (Sinair, Cabugao, San Juan, Magsingal, Santo Domingo). 

The following areas were also placed under TCWS No. 2:

• the northern and central portions of Isabela (San Pablo, Santa Maria, Divilacan, Tumauini, Maconacon, Cabagan, Santo Tomas, Quezon, Palanan, Ilagan City, Mallig, Delfin Albano, Quirino, San Mariano, Gamu, Roxas, Naguilian, Burgos, Reina Mercedes, Benito Soliven, Luna, Aurora, San Manuel, San Mateo, Alicia, Angadanan, City of Cauayan, Cabatuan)
• the rest of Abra
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• the northern portion of Ifugao (Alfonso Lista, Aguinaldo, Mayoyao, Banaue, Hungduan)
• the northern portion of Benguet (Bakun, Mankayan)
• the rest of Ilocos Sur
• the northern portion of La Union (Sudipen, Bangar, Balaoan, Luna, Santol)

Further, TCWS No. 1 is in effect in the following areas:

• the rest of La Union
• Pangasinan
• the rest of Ifugao
• the rest of Benguet
• the rest of Isabela
• Quirino
• Nueva Vizcaya
• the northern and central portions of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, Baler)
• the northern portion of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan)
• the northern portion of Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria)

Marce has maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 240 kph. It moves westward at 10 kph, PAGASA added. —NB, GMA Integrated News