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.

Severe Tropical Storm Nika has further intensified to near-typhoon category, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said yesterday.

Nika (international name Toraji) has intensified into a typhoon, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph, the weather bureau said in its 5 a.

Signal No. 3 was hoisted in two areas in northern Luzon as Severe Tropical Storm Nika decelerates slightly over the Philippine Sea east of Aurora, PAGASA said evening on Sunday,0, 2024.

Severe tropical storm Nika continued to move west northwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Aurora late Sunday as more parts of Luzon were placed under Signal No. 3.

Tropical Storm Nika (international name: Toraji) further intensified as it moves westward over the Philippine sea, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Sunday.

Tropical cyclone Nika (international name: Toraji) has intensified into a severe tropical storm early Sunday, according to PAGASA. At 5 a.m., the weather bureau raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No.