Updated Dec. 25, 2019 8:15 AM
At 4:45 PM today, the eye of Typhoon URSULA made landfall in Salcedo, Eastern Samar.
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As AccuWeather meteorologists have been warning about since last week, Phanfone made landfall in the Eastern Samar province of the Philippines on Tuesday afternoon, local time.
Phanfone, known locally in the Philippines as Ursula, struck the country as a typhoon with the equivalent strength of a Category 1 hurricane in the Atlantic or East Pacific basins.
Through Christmas day, Phanfone moved across the country bringing damaging winds and flooding rainfall.
On Wednesday evening, the storm strengthened to the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane in the Atlantic Basin despite interaction with the islands of the Philippines.
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At least three people died in Samar from the Typhoon, near where it made landfall, according to local television reports.
Inquirer Regions reported on Wednesday evening that as many as eight people were killed in the provinces of Iloilo and Capiz, with several more missing.
Over 23,000 passengers have been stranded at ports in Bicol, Visayas, Tagalog and Mindanao due to the storm, the Philippine Coast Guard reported.
Strong winds were reported at Kalibo International Airport with the Typhoon moving through the region, causing a partial ceiling collapse.
Ceiling of Kalibo International Airport's immigration area collapsed after Typhoon Ursula battered the province on Wednesday, December 25. #UrsulaPH | via @PAULvorons
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An unknown number of people living near the coast or in areas prone to flooding and mudslides were encouraged to evacuate on Tuesday, but many were reluctant to leave their homes ahead of Christmas, according to the South China Morning Post.
As the storm moves away from the Philippines the heavy rounds of rain will begin to diminish through Thursday.
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Improving weather is expected across all of the Philippines on Thursday as Phanfone tracks into the South China Sea.
The storm will more than likely encounter hostile conditions with high wind shear that likely cause it to dissipate by the weekend, with no further impacts to land.
"Some moisture from the system may be pulled across the southern China coast over the weekend, though it is not expected to be heavy enough to lead to flooding," Douty said.
A period of more tranquil weather across the West Pacific basin is expected to follow in the wake of Phanfone.
This satellite image shows Typhoon Phanfone tracking across the central Philippines on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo/RAMMB)
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