MANILA, Philippines – Paeng (Nalgae) re-intensified from a tropical storm into a severe tropical storm at 8 am on Monday, October 31, as it continued to move over the West Philippine Sea ahead of its exit from the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).
The other tropical cyclone inside PAR, Queenie, strengthened from a tropical depression into a tropical storm also at 8 am. It has been given the international name Banyan.
Paeng
Paeng’s maximum sustained winds increased from 85 kilometers per hour to 95 km/h, its previous peak, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in a bulletin released past 11 am on Monday.
The severe tropical storm’s gustiness is now up to 115 km/h from...