Typhoon Marce Strikes Cagayan, Residents Face Heavy Rains & Strong Winds

Typhoon Marce Batters Cagayan w/ Heavy Rain & Strong Winds, Residents Evacuate

Typhoon Marce strikes Cagayan prompting PAGASA to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 over parts of Luzon.

On Thursday afternoon (November 7, 2024), Typhoon Marce intensified as it hits the northern provinces of the Philippines, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall to Cagayan. The residents in Sta. Ana were evacuated for safety.

By the afternoon, nearly 2,800 people, or about 919 families, had taken shelter in evacuation centers across the area.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration issued an alert that the typhoon’s winds reached 175 kilometers per hour (km/h), with gusting of up to 240 kph.

The Philippine weather bureau, PAGASA, issued an alert that the typhoon’s winds reached 175 kilometers per hour, with gusts as strong as 240 km/h. The storm’s center was moving over the coastal waters of Sta. Ana and was expected to make landfall between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. later that day.

Typhoon Marce was expected to briefly reach super typhoon levels before weakening, though it remained a major threat to the region.

PAGASA raised several levels of Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals (TCWS) for different areas in Luzon.

· TCWS No. 4:

Northern Cagayan (including Gonzaga, Sta. Ana, Sta. Teresita, Lal-Lo, Buguey, Aparri, Camalaniugan, Gattaran, Ballesteros, Allacapan, Abulug, Pamplona, Sanchez-Mira, Claveria, Santa Praxedes, Lasam)
Babuyan Islands
Northern Apayao (including Santa Marcela, Luna, Flora, Calanasan, Pudtol)
Northern Ilocos Norte (including Pagudpud, Bangui, Vintar, Dumalneg, Adams, Bacarra, Pasuquin, Burgos)

· TCWS No. 3:

Batanes
The rest of Cagayan
The rest of Apayao
The rest of Ilocos Norte
Northern Abra (including Tineg, Danglas, Lagayan, Lacub, San Juan, La Paz, Bangued)
Northern Ilocos Sur (including Sinait, Cabugao, San Juan, Magsingal, Santo Domingo)

· TCWS No. 2:

Northern and central Isabela (including San Pablo, Santa Maria, Divilacan, Tumauini, Maconacon, Cabagan, Santo Tomas, Quezon, Palanan, Ilagan City, Mallig, Delfin Albano, Quirino, San Mariano, Gamu, Roxas, Naguilian, Burgos, Reina Mercedes, Benito Soliven, Luna, Aurora, San Manuel, San Mateo, Alicia, Angadanan, City of Cauayan, Cabatuan)
The rest of Abra
Kalinga
Mountain Province
Northern Ifugao (including Alfonso Lista, Aguinaldo, Mayoyao, Banaue, Hungduan)
Northern Benguet (including Bakun, Mankayan)
The rest of Ilocos Sur
Northern La Union (including Sudipen, Bangar, Balaoan, Luna, Santol)

· TCWS No. 1:

The rest of La Union
Pangasinan
The rest of Ifugao
The rest of Benguet
The rest of Isabela
Quirino
Nueva Vizcaya
Northern and central Aurora (including Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, Baler)
Northern Nueva Ecija (including Carranglan)
Northern Zambales (including Santa Cruz, Candelaria)

Marceit was predicted to make another landfall in the northern Cagayan region before heading out of the Philippine area of responsibility on Friday (November 8).

Authorities advised the residents in the affected areas to stay alert and follow evacuation orders.

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