Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 remained hoisted over Batanes and the northern portion of Babuyan Islands as slow-moving Typhoon Julian passed near Sabtang Island on Monday, PAGASA said.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 was raised over Batanes and the northern portion of Babuyan Islands on Monday morning as Typhoon Julian (international name: Krathon) is close to reaching super typhoon category,

Devastating winds and rains brought by Typhoon Julian battered Batanes as tropical cyclone wind signal No. 4 was hoisted in the province

No. 3 remained hoisted over the northeastern portion of Babuyan Islands as Julian intensified into a typhoon early Sunday afternoon, state weather bureau PAGASA said. As of 2 p.m., PAGASA said that the center of the eye of Typhoon Julian (international name: Krathon) was last seen at 275 km east of Calayan,

PAGASA also said Julian may strengthen further in the next 48 hours, and possibly intensify into a super typhoon before hitting the southern part of Taiwan. “In this case, Julian will pass near or over Batanes during its intensification period,” added the weather bureau.

Severe tropical storm Julian has developed into a typhoon on Sunday afternoon, reported the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

Cyclone 'Julian' may still evolve into a super typhoon even as PAGASA lifted wind Signal No. 4 in Batanes and other affected islands.

Typhoon Julian maintained its strengthen while moving northwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Cagayan, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 5 p.

Some roofs flew and some trees fell in Batanes due to the strong winds and rainfall brought by Typhoon Julian. In Ivan Mayrina's Monday report on 24 Oras, roofing material could be seen flying until it hit a tree in Sabtang,

Typhoon Julian (Krathon) continues to move away from Batanes, which was previously under Signal No. 4. But the typhoon is still affecting Northern Luzon.