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Severe Tropical Storm #OpongPH as of 5:10 p.m. on September 24, 2025. Handout/PAGASA

Severe Tropical Storm #OpongPH as of 5:10 p.m. on September 24, 2025.

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Ariel Rojas

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1758712605013550439807_1242703284567989_546139678693423150_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Severe Tropical Storm #OpongPH as of 5:10 p.m. on September 24, 2025. Handout/PAGASA"/>Severe Tropical Storm #OpongPH as of 5:10 p.m. on September 24, 2025. Handout/PAGASA</div>MANILA -- Tropical cyclone Opong intensified into a severe tropical storm Wednesday afternoon.Wind signal no. 2 is now up over Northern Samar and northern Eastern Samar.Wind signal no. 1 is hoisted over:-- Catanduanes-- Camarines Sur-- Albay-- Sorsogon-- Masbate-- Samar-- rest of Eastern Samar-- Biliran-- northern LeyteMore areas will be placed under wind signals as Opong moves closer to land, with signal no. 4 as the highest possible wind warning.At 4 p.m. Wednesday, Opong was located 670 kilometers east of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte.It packs winds of 95 kilometers per hour and gusts up to 115 kph and is moving west northwest at 20 kph.Opong may intensify up to typhoon strength before its landfall over Bicol Friday morning or afternoon. It will then cross Southern Luzon throughout Friday, emerge over the West Philippine Sea, and exit the Philippine area of responsibility on Saturday.The cyclone may pass south of Metro Manila on Friday evening, which may warrant the raising of signal no. 3 or 4 in the region by Thursday.Heavy to intense rainfall from Opong and its enhanced southwest monsoon will affect many areas of Visayas and Luzon, including Metro Manila, from Thursday afternoon.Torrential rains may be experienced in Sorsogon, Masbate, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar.Widespread and serious flooding and landslides are expected in many regions, with higher risk exposure in heavily populated regions of Bicol, CALABARZON, Central Luzon, Western Visayas, Negros, and Metro Manila.Apart from destructive winds and intense rainfall, Opong may also generate up to three meters storm surge over the coastal localities of Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, and Northern Samar.

Tropical cyclone Opong intensified into a severe tropical storm Wednesday afternoon.

Tropical cyclone Opong intensified into a severe tropical storm Wednesday afternoon.

Signal no. 2 up in Northern, Eastern Samar as Opong intensifies into severe tropical storm

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Signal no. 2 up in Northern, Eastern Samar as Opong intensifies into severe tropical storm

Ariel Rojas,

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Published Sep 24, 2025 07:17 PM PHT

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