After leaving trail of destruction, Typhoon Odette exits PAR

exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 12:40 pm on Saturday, December 18, after leaving over a dozen people dead – based on initial reports from local government units – and causing massive damage in parts of Mindanao and the Visayas.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration earlier said in its 11 am bulletin that Odette slightly intensified over the West Philippine Sea ahead of its exit from PAR. The typhoon’s maximum sustained winds increased from 150 kilometers per hour to 155 km/h late Saturday morning, while its gustiness rose to 190 km/h from the previous 185 km/h.

At its peak, Odette had maximum sustained winds of 195 km/h. Signal No. 4 was the highest tropical cyclone wind signal raised during the onslaught of the typhoon, which destroyed homes, uprooted trees, and toppled power lines.Odette had entered PAR as a severe tropical storm last Tuesday evening, December 14, then intensified into a typhoon on Wednesday morning, December 15.

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