
Typhoon Betty keeps strength as it slows down
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May 29, 2023 | 12:12pm
Satellite image shows Typhoon Betty (Mawar) on May 29, 2023
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MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Betty (Mawar) slightly slowed down while moving over the waters east of Cagayan, state weather bureau PAGASA said Monday.
In a bulletin issued at 11 a.m., PAGASA said Betty was last located 470 kilometers east of Aparri in Cagayan. The typhoon maintained its peak winds of 155 km per hour near the center and gusts of up to 190 kph.
It was moving northwest at 15 kph. Weather forecasters noted that Betty will move generally northwestward slowly Monday, and may become slow-moving or almost stationary from Tuesday to Wednesday while over the waters east of Batanes.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 remains hoisted over the following areas:
- Batanes
- Northeastern portion of Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga) including Babuyan Islands
Minor to moderate impacts caused by gale-force winds are likely in areas under Signal No. 2. Rice and corn crops may be adversely affected.
Meanwhile, the following areas are under Signal No. 1:
- Rest of mainland Cagayan
- Isabela
- Apayao
- Ilocos Norte
- Abra
- Kalinga
- Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- Northern and central portions of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Baler)
- Quirino
- Northeastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Kasibu, Quezon, Solano, Bagabag, Diadi, Villaverde, Bayombong, Ambaguio)
- Northern portion of Catanduanes (Caramoran, Viga, Gigmoto, Panganiban,