Jenny intensifies, to pass between southern Taiwan and Batanes

Jenny intensifies, to pass between southern Taiwan and Batanes

MANILA, Philippines --- Typhoon Jenny intensified anew as it moves between the southern portion of Taiwan and the Batanes group of islands, the state weather bureau said on Wednesday night. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) bulletin as of 11:00 p.m., Jenny is now packing maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center, and gustiness of up to 205 kph. It…

Typhoon Jenny makes landfall in Taiwan; southwest monsoon weakens

MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Jenny (Koinu) weakened as it made landfall in Pingtung County, Taiwan, while the effect of the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat on western portions of Luzon also started easing on Thursday morning, October 5. Taiwan is within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), given its proximity to the northernmost province of Batanes. In a briefing past 11 am on Thursday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and…