The latest storm news from the Philippine weather agency PAGASA said that Typhoon Toraji made landfall in the vicinity of Dilasag, Aurora at 8:10 a.m. on November 11. The storm, named Nika in the Philippines, and named storm No. 23 in Japan, caused strong winds and heavy rain in the northern province of the Philippines.
Strong winds and heavy rains from Typhoon Toraji blew off roofs of several houses and broke trees in Dinalungan town near the center of the storm, according to a video recorded by Philippine station ABS-CBN News.
According to PAGASA's typhoon bulletin, strong winds and heavy rains will hit most of Northern Luzon and some areas of Central Luzon as the typhoon moves over land on November 11.
PAGASA forecasts that Typhoon Toraji will cause more serious damage on a large scale, including flooding and landslides.
The US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) notes that Toraji is a dangerous system that can cause devastating winds, heavy rains, storm surges, rough seas, landslides and flash floods.
The latest storm forecast from the Philippine weather agency emphasizes that Typhoon Toraji will move mainly west-northwest until November 14 before turning mainly southwest from November 15 onwards. After making landfall in the Philippines, the storm, which has the potential to become the eighth storm in the South China Sea, will move out to sea west of Ilocos Sur on the evening of November 11.
Typhoon Toraji will then continue moving west-northwest over the South China Sea and exit the Philippine forecast area in the morning or afternoon of November 12.
International forecasts all predict that Toraji will weaken after passing Luzon, Philippines due to interaction with the mainland. Finally, Typhoon No. 8 in the East Sea could become a low pressure in the sea near southern China.
Typhoon Toraji made landfall in the Philippines in the context of up to 4 systems of storms and tropical depressions active in the western Pacific basin.
PAGASA's storm and low pressure bulletin on the morning of November 11 said that Typhoon Yinxing (called Marce in the Philippines) has become a tropical depression in the East Sea. The system is about 800 km west of Northern Luzon, Philippines, with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h near the center, gusting to 135 km/h.
Tropical Storm Man-yi is 3,555 km from central Luzon, with maximum sustained winds of 85 km/h near the center and gusts of up to 105 km/h. The storm is moving slowly westward.
The fourth system is a tropical depression outside the Philippines PAR forecast area. At 5:00 a.m. on November 11, the tropical depression was 1,620 km east of Eastern Visayas, Philippines, with maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center. Currently, this tropical depression is moving northwest at a speed of 35 km/h, with gusts of up to 55 km/h.
Based on the latest forecast track, the tropical depression will gradually move west-northwest and could enter PAR on the morning of November 12. The tropical depression is expected to intensify into a severe tropical storm within the next 48 hours and may reach its peak intensity before making landfall.
When entering PAR, the system will be named Ofel, becoming the 15th storm to enter the Philippines this year. Typhoon Ofel is forecast to make landfall in Northern Luzon and Central Luzon on the evening of November 14 or the morning of November 15.
