Storm Saola May Grow Into Super Typhoon Northeast of Philippines
- System is forecast to exit looping path and head toward Taiwan
- Eye of the the storm is east of Luzon in northern Philippines
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Storm Saola northeast of the Philippines has developed into a typhoon and may strengthen into a super typhoon by Monday, the national weather bureau said.
The weather system known locally as Goring was upgraded to a typhoon Friday night “following rapid intensification” and is expected to bring heavy rainfall and “severe winds,” according to an advisory by the bureau, Pagasa, at 11 a.m. Saturday. It’s east of the Babuyan Islands north-northeast of the main Luzon Island.