“KARDING” (international name: Noru) was downgraded from super typhoon to typhoon category after making its second landfall at 8:20 pm on Sunday.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that at 10 pm, “Karding” was estimated in the vicinity of San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija with maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour with gustiness of up to 215 km/h.
Signal No. 5 was lifted and several areas were placed under Signal No. 4: central and southern portion of Nueva Ecija (Llanera, Cuyapo, Talugtug, Science City of Muñoz, Rizal, Bongabon, Laur, Gabaldon, Nampicuan, Guimba, Santo Domingo, Talavera, General Mamerto Natividad, Palayan City, General Tinio, City of Gapan, Peñaranda, Santa Rosa, Cabanatuan City, Aliaga, Quezon, Licab, Zaragoza, Jaen, San Leonardo, San Isidro, San Antonio, Cabiao); Tarlac; Pampanga; Bulacan; the northern and central portion of Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Masinloc, Palauig, Iba, Botolan, Cabangan, San Felipe, San Marcelino, San Narciso); and the southern portion of Pangasinan (Bautista, Alcala, Bayambang, Mangatarem, Urbiztondo, Aguilar, Bugallon, Infanta, Dasol, Burgos, Mabini, Labrador).
Signal No. 3 were raised in the southern and central portion of Aurora (Baler, Maria Aurora, San Luis, Dingalan); the rest of Nueva Ecija, Bataan, the rest of Zambales; the rest of Pangasinan, the northern portion of Rizal (Rodriguez, San Mateo, Cainta, City of Antipolo, Taytay, Angono, Teresa, Tanay, Baras, Morong); Metro Manila and the extreme northern portion of Quezon (General Nakar).
Under Signal No. 2 were the rest of Aurora; Nueva Vizcaya; Quirino; Benguet; La Union; Cavite; Batangas; Laguna; the rest of Rizal; the northern and central portion of Quezon (Real, Infanta, Mauban, San Antonio, Tiaong, Dolores, Candelaria, Sariaya, Lucena City, City of Tayabas, Lucban, Sampaloc, Mauban, Atimonan, Pagbilao, Guinayangan, Tagkawayan, Calauag, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Padre Burgos, Agdangan, Unisan, Plaridel, Gumaca, Lopez, Pitogo, Macalelon, General Luna, Buenavista, Catanauan) including Polillo Islands; and the western portion of Camarines Norte (Santa Elena, Capalonga, Jose Panganiban, Labo, Paracale, Vinzons) including Calaguas Islands.
Meanwhile, Signal No. 1 was raised in Isabela; Mountain Province; Ifugao; Protect; Abra; Ilocos Sur; the rest of Quezon; the northern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Paluan, Abra de Ilog, Mamburao, Santa Cruz) including Lubang Islands; the northern portion of Oriental Mindoro (Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Baco, City of Calapan, Naujan, Victoria, Pola, Socorro, Pinamalayan); Marinduque; the rest of Camarines Norte; Camarines Sur; and Burias Island.