Obet approaches PAR, to enhance monsoon anew

Obet approaches PAR, to enhance monsoon anew

A tropical cyclone, with international name Saudel, has intensified into a severe tropical storm ahead of its entry into the Philippine area of responsibility next week.

Saudel intensifies into severe tropical storm outside PAR

MANILA, Philippines – Saudel, the tropical cyclone being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), intensified from a tropical storm into a severe tropical storm on Friday, August 21. By Friday afternoon, Saudel’s maximum sustained winds had already reached 110 kilometers per hour, with gustiness of up to 135 km/h. The severe tropical storm was last spotted 2,635 kilometers east of southeastern Luzon at 3 pm on Friday, movin…