ALL storm alerts have been lifted as Severe Tropical Storm 'Betty' continues to weaken and is about to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Thursday.
Pagasa in its 11 a.m. bulletin said Betty will likely exit the country either Thursday afternoon or evening.'It will accelerate northward or north-northeastward before beginning to turn north-eastward or east-northeastward over the waters near the Ryukyu Islands,' the state-run weather agency said.
Outside the PAR, the severe tropical storm may make landfall or pass very close to Okinawa Island Thursday night or early Friday morning, Pagasa said.Estimated at 570 kilometers northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, Betty is moving 10 kilometers per hour while packing maximum sustained winds of 100 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 125 kph.The state weather bureau said Betty may further be downgraded into a tropical storm on Saturday.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Betty downgraded to Severe Tropical Storm as Signal No. 1 remains over BatanesBettyPH weakens into a severe tropical storm as it continues to move northward as Signal No. 1 remains over Batanes, PAGASA said in its latest Tropical Cyclone bulletin.
Read more »
PAGASA: ‘Betty’ weakens into a severe tropical stormTyphoonBetty (international name: Mawar) has weakened into a severe tropical storm, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported on Thursday morning, June 1. ManilaBulletin BettyPH READ:
Read more »
Betty weakens into severe tropical stormWeatherAlert: 'As Betty continues to move away...the southwest monsoon will become the dominant rain-causing system in the country within the day,' says PAGASA early Thursday, June 1. BettyPH HabagatPH
Read more »
'Betty' weakens into severe tropical storm; Batanes under Signal No. 1'BETTY' has been downgraded into a severe tropical storm as it exits the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this Thursday, the state-run weather agency said. READ HERE:
Read more »
Severe Tropical Storm Betty continues to weaken ahead of exit from PARWeatherAlert: PAGASA says Severe Tropical Storm Betty (Mawar) will leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday afternoon, June 1, but the southwest monsoon is still causing rain. BettyPH HabagatPH
Read more »
Typhoon Betty out of PAR by Thursday or Friday, ‘habagat’ to trigger rain — PagasaMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Betty (international name: Mawar) is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by Thursday or Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric,
Read more »