Super Typhoon Ragasa, also known as NandoPH, is currently impacting the Babuyan Islands in the Philippines with winds of 145 knots, as reported by storm chasers between 5:05 AM and 5:35 AM UTC on September 22nd, 2025. Extreme wind gusts are hammering Santa Ana, Cagayan, as the storm's core passes just to the north. Babuyan Island is currently situated within the eye of the storm, while the larger and more populated Calayan Island is experiencing the inner eyewall and extreme winds before entering the calm eye, according to observations shared via X (formerly Twitter). This development follows earlier reports indicating Ragasa had intensified to 1-minute sustained winds of 180 mph, with projections of heavy rainfall and storm surges for Luzon and central Philippines. Previous reports from OreboundImages between 4:05 AM and 4:34 AM UTC noted chaotic wind conditions and heavy onshore swells impacting the east coast of Basco, Philippines, as the super typhoon approached. Satellite data from Terra MODIS at 0059Z on September 22nd, 2025, indicated an eye temperature of 19.228 °C (IR) and -19.22 °C (WV).
