Typhoon Ofel battered Northern Luzon yesterday with torrential rains and intense winds, with the highest wind signal raised during its passage.

Tropical Storm Nika (international name: Toraji), which battered Northern Luzon provinces this week, left the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday, but personnel of the government weather bureau had yet to rest as they continued monitoring two other tropical cyclones,

The tropical storm east of Eastern Visayas has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Tuesday and will be assigned the domestic name Ofel, according to PAGASA.

Just as Severe Tropical Storm Nika (international name: Toraji) begins to weaken over the West Philippine Sea, a new weather disturbance entered the Philippine area of responsibility early Tuesday,.

Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) is predicted to generate a storm surge in low-lying areas of Northern Luzon, prompting the state weather bureau to raise a warning Wednesday morning. In an 8 a.