Tropical Storm Fengshen, locally known as Ramil, exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Monday morning but continued to bring strong winds to parts of Luzon, the state weather agency said.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that in its 11 a.m. bulletin, Pagasa recorded Ramil’s location at around 440 kilometers west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur.
It was moving northwestward at 25 kilometers per hour (kph) and was expected to continue to move northwestward to westward on Monday before turning west-southwestward on Tuesday morning.
Ramil had maximum sustained winds of 85 kph and gusts of up to 105 kph, Pagasa added.
While no wind signals were raised, Pagasa warned that the trough of Ramil and the easterlies would whip up strong winds over the Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and Occidental Mindoro.
Rough seas were also expected off the coast of those areas within the next 24 hours, Pagasa also reported.
Ramil made four landfalls in Luzon while the central and southern portions of the country were still recovering from a series of strong earthquakes.
The cyclone’s onslaught left seven people dead, including two children.
In total, it affected 133,196 people in four regions, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
Additionally, 375 classrooms in Luzon were damaged by Ramil, the Department of Education reported on Sunday evening.