Aftermath of 3 typhoons: P500M in damage, 600,000 displaced

The Inquirer Staff - @inquirerdotnet 11/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The three tropical cyclones that hit the country in rapid succession over the past week had damaged almost half a billion pesos worth of infrastructure and agriculture and displaced more than 600,000 people, said…

PAGASA: Ofel leaves PAR, but re-entry possible upon reaching Taiwan

Jason Sigales - Reporter / @jasonsigalesINQ 11/15/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Ofel (international name: Usagi) has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) according to Pagasa. In its 5 p.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) last spotted…

Signal No. 5 lifted in Cagayan as Ofel weakens

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 11/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The highest wind signal in Cagayan has been lifted by state meteorologists as Ofel weakens from a super typhoon into a typhoon. Ofel, packing maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour (kph) near…

Ofel weakens into a typhoon after making landfall over Cagayan

Jown Manalo - Reporter / @jownmanaloINQ 11/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The weather bureau has reported that Ofel (international name: Usagi) has weakened into a typhoon after making landfall over the vicinity of Baggao, Cagayan on Thursday afternoon. Ofel’s eye made landfall of the Philippine…

Ofel is now a super typhoon; Signal no. 5 raised in northeastern Cagayan

11/14/2024

Ofel has intensified into a super typhoon Thursday morning, November 14, 2024. Ofel now packs maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometer per hour (km/h) near the center, gustiness of up to 230 km/h, and central pressure of…

Ofel nears super typhoon category, may make landfall Thursday

11/14/2024

Typhoon Ofel (International name: Usagi) has further intensified and is nearing super typhoon category based on a Pagasa update early Thursday, November 14, 2024.  Issued at 5 a.m., the Pagasa bulletin said that Ofel now has its…

Ofel intensifies into typhoon, 6 areas under Signal No. 1

Jown Manalo - Reporter / @jownmanaloINQ 11/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 in six Luzon areas after Severe Tropical storm Ofel (international name: Usagi) intensified into a typhoon on Wednesday morning. Ofel was last…

Ofel now a severe tropical storm, to intensify within 3 days

Dianne Sampang 11/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical cyclone Ofel (international name: Usagi) intensified into a severe tropical storm on Tuesday afternoon and is forecast to steadily intensify within three days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.…

Tropical Storm Ofel enters PAR, may become typhoon on Nov. 13

Jown Manalo - Reporter / @jownmanaloINQ 11/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau has announced that the Tropical Storm Ofel (international name: Usagi) has entered the Philippine area of responsibility early Tuesday morning, November 12, 2024. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services…

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