The chance of hoisting the No. 8 typhoon signal is “medium” and if it happens, it is expected to be early this morning, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a statement last night, if Typhoon Bebinca follows the projected track.
The local weather station hoisted the No.1 stand-by signal at 5 p.m. on Thursday and has kept the No. 3 signal since Saturday.
Along with the typhoon signal, the “Blue” storm surge warning has been in effect since Thursday. A Blue storm surge warning is where the water level is expected to be below 0.5 metre above street level.
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