Heavy rainfall is expected to happen in some areas of Luzon on Thursday morning as Severe Tropical Storm Kristine continued to lash a big portion of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical,

Residents in several Luzon areas are advised to stay away from the shores as a storm surge may be possible within the next 48 hours, said the state weather bureau on.

Eight areas in Eastern Luzon face a minimal to moderate chance of a storm surge in the next 48 hours, state weather bureau PAGASA said Tuesday afternoon on.

Severe tropical storm Kristine is now over the Cordillera Administrative Region as it moves over Northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Thursday.