Bagyong Karding

Tropical storm Karding may become a typhoon before it makes its landfall over northern Luzon, PAGASA said late Friday.

Frictional effects of the rugged terrain of Northern Luzon may result in some slight weakening, although Karding will likely be at severe tropical storm category once it emerges over the West Philippine Sea," PAGASA said. Moderate to heavy rains with at times intense rains will also fall in mainland Cagayan, Ilocos Provinces, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, the northern portion of Zambales, and the rest of Cordillera Administrative Region, while light to moderate with at times heavy rains are likely in the rest of Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon. In its 11 p.m.