accuweather.com - by Kristina Pydynowski - August 11, 2013
Typhoon Utor is crossing Luzon Island, posing severe dangers to lives and property.
Utor slammed into the Philippines near the Casapsapan Bay early Monday morning local time (Sunday afternoon EDT) as a powerful typhoon.
Utor was upgraded to a super typhoon Sunday night local time when a distinctive eye developed on satellite imagery. Prior to Utor making landfall, AccuWeather.com meteorologists concluded that Utor had undergone some weakening and lost its super typhoon status.
