MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Surigae (international name) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Friday morning, according to the state weather bureau. The weather disturbance will now be known locally as “Bising.”
“At 6:20 AM today, Severe Tropical Storm ‘SURIGAE’ entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility and was assigned the domestic name ‘BISING’,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in a tweet.
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
7:00 AM, 16 April 2021At 6:20 AM today, Severe Tropical Storm "SURIGAE" entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility and was assigned the domestic name "BISING". Severe Weather Bulletins will be issued beginning at 11:00 AM today. pic.twitter.com/m4EJ4bcR5S
— PAGASA-DOST (@dost_pagasa) April 15, 2021
In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, the state weather bureau said the storm has maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour…
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