The maximum sustained winds of Severe Tropical Storm Leon (Kong-rey) reach 100 km/h on Monday afternoon, October 28
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The severe tropical storm’s gustiness is now up to 125 km/h from the previous 115 km/h, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration in a briefing past 5 pm on Monday. A typhoon has maximum sustained winds of 118 to 184 km/h, while a super typhoon has maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h or above.
While Leon’s center remains hundreds of kilometers away from Philippine landmass, its trough or extension is already bringing rain to several provinces. Below is PAGASA’s updated rainfall forecast as of 5 pm on Monday.Intense to torrential rain : Antique, Cagayan including Babuyan IslandsHeavy to intense rain : Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Occidental Mindoro, Cavitefor more areas in Luzon as well as a few areas in the Visayas, also as of 5 pm.
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