Marce now a severe tropical storm as it undergoes rapid intensification

MANILA, Philippines – Marce (Yinxing) strengthened from a tropical storm into a severe tropical storm while undergoing rapid intensification over the Philippine Sea on Monday evening, November 4.

In a bulletin issued at 11 pm on Monday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Marce now has maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometers per hour from the previous 85 km/h. Its gustiness is now up to 125 km/h from 105 km/h.

By Tuesday morning...