#JULIANPH has been trending on social media due to the severe rainstorm and destruction of Typhoon Julian.
With the non-stop rains and a series of violent winds, locals took to social media to share the devastating effects of Typhoon Julian in their areas.
In Barangays Lipay, Nalasin and San Julian (Sitio Ligligkong) in Solsona, Ilocos Norte–around 376 families have been isolated due to the Julian.
Houses in Batanes became submerged in flood as strong winds prevailed in the province.
In Basco, Batanes, the winds were so strong they managed to detach a roof from its house and was sent flying.
A small plane or Islander was also ruined by the violent whip of Typhoon Julian, still in Batanes.
According to the Batanes Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), the plane was bound to Itbayat from Basco.
Due to the bad weather, the Cagayan Provincial Information Office posted a road advisory in Sto. Niño at Rizal, Cagayan–showing pictures of the impassable road after the rainwater washed the road’s reinforced concrete pipe culvert.
According to PAGASA’s 5 pm forecast some areas are still under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3,2 and 1. These areas include:
Signal no. 3:
- Babuyan Island
- Calayan Island
- Dalupiri Island
- Fuga Island
Signal no. 2:
- Northern and Western portion of Mainland Cagayan
- Apayan
- Abra
- Kalinga
- Ilocos Norte
- Northern and Central portions of Ilocos Sur
Signal no. 1:
- The rest of Ilocus Sur
- La Union
- Pangasinan
- Ifugao
- Mountain Province
- Benguet
- Cagayan
- Isabela
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Quirino
- The northern portion of Aurora
- The northern portion of Nueva Ecija
Typhoon Julian is now moving away from Batanes towards the northwestern boundary of the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
It was forecasted that Julian will move generally west, northwest while slowing over the Bashi Channel tonight. It will then start to recurve tomorrow, October 1, while moving slowly.
On Wednesday, October 2, Julian is expected to turn generally northeastward toward the southwestern coast of Taiwan, where it is predicted to make landfall on the same day.
On Wednesday evening or Thursday morning, the typhoon will cross the terrain of Tawain and will emerge over the east. The typhoon will gradually accelerate northeastward toward East China–exiting the PAR region by Thursday.
