Ursula now a typhoon; Signal Number 3 over Biliran Island

BiliranIsland.com Staff
BiliranIsland.com
First Posted 02:49 PM 12/24/2019

NAVAL, Biliran – Ursula (Phanfone) has intensified into a typhoon ahead of its expected landfall over the Borongan-Guiuan area between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Christmas Eve, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

In its 2 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said storm signals remained hoisted over more than 40 areas across the country.

At 2 p.m. today, Typhoon Ursula was located at 11.1’N; 126.3’E or 64.3 kilometers East of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 over:

Northern Samar
Samar
Eastern Samar
Biliran
Leyte
Camotes Islands

Signal No. 2

Southern portion of Quezon (Mulanay, San Narciso, San Andres, San Francisco)
Marinduque
Oriental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island
Romblon
Albay
Sorsogon
Masbate including Burias and Ticao Islands
Extreme northern Cebu including Bantayan (Bantayan, Madridejos, Santa Fe, Daanbantayan, Medellin, San Remigio, Bogo City, Tabogon, Tabuelan, Borbon, San Francisco, Poro, Tudela, Pilar)
Northeastern Iloilo (Carles, Balasan, Estancia, Batad, San Dionisio, Sara, Concepcion, Lemery, Ajuy)
Northern Antique (Libertad, Pandan, Sebaste, Culasi, Tibiao)
Capiz
Aklan
Southern Leyte and extreme Northern Negros Occidental (Enrique B. Magalona, Victorias, Manapla, Cadiz, Sagay, Escalante, Toboso)
Dinagat Islands

Signal No. 1

Bulacan
Bataan
Metro Manila
Rizal
Cavite
The rest of Quezon
Laguna
Batangas
Camarines Sur
Camarines Norte
Catanduanes
Northern Palawan (Linapacan, El Nido, Taytay, Araceli, Dumaran, San Vicente, Roxas)
Calamian Islands
Cuyo Islands
The rest of northern Cebu (Carmen, Asturias, Tuburan, Catmon, Sogod)
Central Cebu (Aloguinsan, Carcar City, Pinamungahan, San Fernando, Naga City, Toledo City, Minglanilla, Balamban, Talisay City, Cebu City, Cordova, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Consolacion, Liloan, Compostela, Danao City)
Northeastern Bohol (Inabanga, Danao, Dagohoy, Pilar, Guindulman, Anda, Candijay, Alicia, Buenavista, Jetafe, Talibon, Trinidad, Bien Unido, San Miguel, Ubay, Mabini, Pres. Carlos P. Garcia)
The rest of Antique
The rest of Iloilo
Guimaras
Northern Negros Occidental (Bacolod City, Bago City, Calatrava, La Carlota City, La Castellana, Moises Padilla, Binalbagan, Hinigaran, Isabela, Murcia, Pontevedra, Pulupandan, Salvador Benedicto, San Carlos City, San Enrique, Silay City, Talisay City, Valladolid)
Northern Negros Orienta (Canlaon City, Guihulngan City, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Vallehermoso)
Surigao del Norte including Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands