Typhoon Usagi weakened over the Philippines on Thursday afternoon but was still expected to bring damaging winds to parts of Taiwan early Friday morning.

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's meteorological agency issued a land warning on Thursday afternoon as Typhoon Usagi approaches the island, following its issuance of a sea warning in the morning.

Typhoon Usagi struck the northern Philippines on Thursday afternoon, the fifth powerful storm to impact the country in three weeks, with the system set to swing north and move toward Taiwan.