Tropical Storm Falcon makes landfall

Tropical Storm Falcon is now in the vicinity of Gonzaga, Cagayan, PAGASA reported through Severe Weather Bulletin issued early Wednesday morning.

At 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Falcon has made landfall over Gattaran, Cagayan.

As of 1 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Falcon was estimated in the vicinity of Gonzaga, Gonzaga with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph, moving West Northwest at 30 kph

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 has been raised over Batanes and northeastern portion of Cagayan including Babuyan Group of Islands.

TCWS No. 1 is raised over the rest of Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Isabela, Mountain Province, Ifugao, northern portion of Aurora, northern portion of Nueva Vizcaya, and northern portion of Quirino.

On Wednesday, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Zambales, Occidental Mindoro, northern Palawan including Calamian and Cuyo Islands, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, and Guimaras will have moderate to heavy rains.

Meanwhile, Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, and the rest of Visayas, Central Luzon, and MIMAROPA will have light to moderate with at times heavy rains.

Between Wednesday evening and Thursday evening, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley will have moderate to heavy rains while Metro Manila, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, and MIMAROPA will have light to moderate with at times heavy rains.

Residents in these area and those in areas at risk of flooding and landslides, PAGASA advised to take precautionary measures, coordinate with local disaster risk reduction and management offices, and continue monitoring for updates.

Sea travel is risky over the seaboards of areas under TCWS, the eastern seaboard of Central Luzon, the seaboard of Southern Luzon, and the eastern and western seaboards of Visayas.

Falcon may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday, the 19th of July, morning. — BAP, GMA News