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Super Typhoon Utor (Labuyo) landfall imminent - Update 3 (Aug 12)

3,465 views · Published 11 August 2013 · 4:25 · Indexed 15 October 2026

Channel: Force Thirteen · 2013 · Science & Technology

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Super Typhoon Utor has continued to strengthen relentlessly as it bears down on Luzon, Philippines, as a 150mph Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Utor is expected to make landfall in eastern Luzon, in Aurora Province, at around this intensity in the next few hours.
Utor is a powerful and deadly storm, and sustained winds of over 115mph are likely along large parts of the eastern coast of Luzon, with gusts near the landfall area at Category 5 intensity. This is strong enough to decimate buildings that aren't well constructed, and flooding could wash away communities in hilly and mountaneous regions.

After passing through Luzon, Utor is expected to weaken to a Category 2 typhoon over the South China Sea before restrengthening, and making landfall in China as a strong Category 2 storm. This is somewhat uncertain though, as it is unknown how strong Utor will remain as it passes over the Philippines. Nonetheless, those along the southern Chinese coast should be preparing for this dangerous storm.

Utor is the first Super Typhoon of the 2013 typhoon season, and the second to reach Category 4 strength.

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