Heavy rainfall warnings up over parts of Northern Luzon

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) is expected to bring heavy rains to parts of Northern Luzon from Wednesday, November 13, until Saturday, November 16, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

In a heavy rainfall outlook released Wednesday, Pagasa warned of moderate to heavy rains in Cagayan and Isabela from Wednesday noon to Thursday noon.

These areas may see rainfall amounts ranging from 50 to 100 millimeters (mm), which may lead to localized flooding in urban areas, low-lying regions, and places near rivers, according to the state weather bureau.

Thursday – Friday intense to torrential rains (>200 mm)

Cagayan
Isabela

Thursday – Friday heavy to intense rains (100 to 200 mm)

Ilocos Norte
Apayao
Abra
Batanes
Kalinga
Mountain Province
Ifugao

Thursday – Friday moderate to heavy rains (50 to 100 mm)

Aurora
Nueva Vizcaya
Benguet
Quirino
Ilocos Sur

Pagasa cautioned that intense to torrential rains could lead to widespread severe flooding and landslides.

Flooding is also likely in areas with heavy to intense rainfall, it added.

Friday – Saturday heavy to intense rains (100 to 200 mm)

Cagayan
Apayao
Ilocos Norte

Friday – Saturday moderate to heavy rains (50 to 100 mm)

Abra
Ilocos Sur

In Pagasa’s latest weather bulletin, Typhoon Ofel was located around 485 kilometers east-northeast of Daet, Camarines Norte, or 610 km east of Infanta, Quezon and moving northwest at 20 kph.

It carries maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts reaching up to 150 kph.

Ofel is expected to make landfall along the eastern coast of Cagayan or Isabela on Thursday afternoon.