Typhoon Marce landfall expected over Cagayan coast in a few hours

Satellite image of Typhoon Marce captured at 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2024. (Photo from Facebook/Pagasa)

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Marce (international name: Yinxing) is likely to make another landfall over the coast of northwestern Cagayan on Thursday evening while Tropical cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 is still up over three areas in Northern Luzon, the state weather bureau said. 

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that Marce made landfall over Santa Ana, Cagayan at 3:40 p.m. 

It maintained its strength with a  maximum wind speed of 175 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 240 kph while moving west at 10 kph. 

Pagasa also issued storm surge, heavy rainfall and typhoon-force wind warnings in parts of Northern Luzon.

 Signal No. 4 

TCWS No. 4 is still up over the followon g areas / provinces in Northern Luzon:

• Northern portion of mainland Cagayan (Gonzaga, Santa Ana, Santa Teresita, Lal-Lo, Buguey, Aparri, Camalaniugan, Gattaran, Ballesteros, Allacapan, Abulug, Pamplona, Sanchez-Mira, Claveria, Santa Praxedes, Lasam) including Babuyan Islands
• Northeastern portion of Apayao (Santa Marcela, Luna, Flora, Calanasan, Pudtol)
• Northern portion of Ilocos Norte (Pagudpud, Bangui, Vintar, Dumalneg, Adams, Bacarra, Pasuquin, Burgos)

Signal No. 3 

TCWS No. 3 is up over six areas inCagayan Valley and the Ilocos region.

• Batanes
• Rest of Cagayan
• Rest of Apayao
• Rest of Ilocos Norte
• Northern portion of Abra (Tineg, Danglas, Lagayan, Lacub, San Juan, La Paz, Bangued)
• Northern portion of Ilocos Sur (Sinait, Cabugao, San Juan, Magsingal, Santo Domingo)

 Signal No. 2

TCWS No. 2 in in effect over eight areas of Northern Luzon.

• 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)
• Rest of Abra 
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Northern portion of Ifugao (Alfonso Lista, Aguinaldo, Mayoyao, Banaue, Hungduan)
• Northern portion of Benguet (Bakun, Mankayan)
• Rest of Ilocos Sur
• Northern portion of La Union (Sudipen, Bangar, Balaoan, Luna, Santol)

 Signal No. 1

TCWS No. 1 is up over the following areas in Northern and Central Luzon.

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

Storm surge, heavy rainfall alert!!!

Pagasa also warned that the following areas may experience “potentially life threatening conditions due to typhoon-force winds, storm surge inundation, and torrential rainfall” regardless of the position of the eye of the typhoon:

• Babuyan Islands
• Northern portions of mainland Cagayan
• Ilocos Norte
• Apayao 

Pagasa added that Marce is forecast to exit the Philippine area of responsibility by Friday afternoon or evening while the possibility of it developing into a super typhoon category is still not ruled out.

Gale warnings are also up over the seaboards of Northern Luzon and the western seaboard of Central Luzon.