Ofel lowers strength to severe tropical storm

'Pepito' intensifies into typhoon; 'Ofel' weakens to severe tropical storm
Pepito (Man-Yi) reached typhoon strength following “rapid intensification,” while Ofel (Usagi) weakened into a severe tropical storm on Friday morning, PAGASA reported.
As Philippines picks up from Ofel, new typhoon Pepito bears down
Once a typhoon and now a severe tropical storm Ofel (international name: Usagi) blew out of the Philippines early Friday as another dangerous typhoon drew closer, threatening an area where scores were killed by flash floods and landslides just weeks ago,
Pepito now a typhoon; Ofel lowers strength to severe tropical storm
Severe Tropical Storm Pepito (international name: Man-yi) gathered more strength and is now a typhoon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical
Philippines braces for Typhoon Pepito as Ofel weakens
Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) weakened sharply on Friday after bearing down on the Philippines' northern towns, blowing away houses in its path as authorities brace for another cyclone that could hit the capital Manila over the weekend.
'Pepito' approaches typhoon level as 'Ofel' loses strength
PAGASA said Severe Tropical Storm Pepito (Man-Yi) has intensified significantly and is approaching typhoon strength, while Typhoon Ofel (Usagi) has begun to weaken as it moves over Luzon Strait early Friday,
Ofel weakens into typhoon, makes landfall in Cagayan
Ofel (Usagi) starts weakening early Thursday afternoon, November 14, 'due to increasing interaction with the landmass of Luzon.' But wind and rainfall warnings remain in effect.
PAGASA: Typhoon Ofel Continues to Weaken, Pepito Intensifies
PAGASA reported that Severe Tropical Storm Pepito was last spotted at 795 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar with maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 135 kph. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 was raised in the following areas as Pepito strengthens:
Pepito now a typhoon, Ofel weakens into severe tropical storm
Severe Tropical Storm Pepito intensified into a typhoon on Friday morning ahead of its expected landfall, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.Meanwhile, PAGASA said Typhoon Ofel weakened into a severe tropical storm.
Sun Star1h
Typhoon Ofel wreaks more damage, misery as yet another storm looms
TYPHOON Ofel (Usagi) swamped rural villages in floods, knocked down power and displaced thousands more people before blowing ...
Rappler19h
Typhoon Ofel heads for Cagayan’s Babuyan Islands
Typhoon Ofel (Usagi) may pass close to Babuyan Islands or make its second landfall there on Thursday evening, November 14 ...
GMA Network on MSN1d
Ofel now a super typhoon; Signal No. 5 up over two Cagayan towns
Typhoon Ofel intensified into a super typhoon on Thursday morning prompting state weather bureau PAGASA to raise Tropical ...
AFP on MSN1h
As Philippines picks up from ‘Ofel,’ Typhoon ‘Pepito’ bears down
Typhoon ‘Ofel’ (Usagi) blew out of the Philippines early Friday as another dangerous storm drew closer, threatening an area ...
Inquirer on MSN1h
Ofel forecast to exit PH Friday afternoon; Batanes under Signal No. 2
The state weather bureau has lifted Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3 as Ofel goes back from a typhoon to being a ...
Strong typhoon prompts more evacuations in Philippines, the fifth major storm to hit in three weeks
The fifth major storm in three weeks has hit the northeastern Philippines, prompting more largescale evacuations and a United ...