WeatherAlert: PAGASA sees Florita strengthening into a tropical storm on Monday, August 22, and then into a severe tropical storm on Tuesday, August 23. FloritaPH
MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Depression Florita is expected to strengthen and start dumping torrential rain on Monday, August 22, which means floods and landslides are expected in areas to be affected by the tropical cyclone.
In a bulletin past 11 pm on Sunday, August 21, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration said Florita was already 420 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora, still over the Philippine Sea. The tropical depression slightly accelerated, moving west southwest at 20 kilometers per hour from the previous 15 km/h.But PAGASA sees Florita strengthening into a tropical storm on Monday morning or afternoon, and then into a severe tropical storm on Tuesday, August 23. Earlier, Florita had only been expected to reach tropical storm status.
The worst rain from Florita is projected to begin Monday evening, though even before that, it will already be bringing some heavy rain to northern provinces. It will be felt just as thousands of schools in the country are
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