Typhoon “Julian” made landfall over Southern Taiwan.
The center of the eye was estimated at 255 kilometers north northwest of Itbayat, Batanes.
It was moving east northeastward at 10 km/h packing maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 200 km/h.
Due to a combination of incoming northeasterly wind flow over the East China Sea and Taiwan Strait, lower ocean heat content in its vicinity (which is related to upwelling of cooler waters caused by its slow movement for nearly three days), and the interaction with the rugged terrain of Taiwan, “Julian” is forecast to continue weakening.
Despite its re-entry in the Philippine area of responsibility region, no direct effect is anticipated over the country.
The weather disturbance is forecast to become a remnant low over Taiwan today.
At least two persons were reported dead after Julian battered Northern Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Thursday.
The disaster response body’s latest situation report said the two fatalities, which are still being validated, are from the Ilocos and Cordillera regions.
Eight persons were confirmed injured in Cagayan Valley while one missing person was reported in Cordillera.
Meanwhile, 58,953 families, or 211,000 persons, residing in 747 barangays in the Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, and Cordillera were affected by the super typhoon.
