PAGASA lifts warnings as Tropical Depression Henry departs

The Philippine weather agency lifted all storm warnings on Wednesday, July 1, as Tropical Depression Henry moved away from the country's landmass, concluding a brief period of heightened weather alerts. The system, which developed from a low-pressure area early Wednesday morning, is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility later Wednesday evening or early Thursday morning.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) discontinued Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 in its late morning advisory and issued its final bulletin on the system. The agency stated the combined effects of Henry and the southwest monsoon, or habagat, are now less likely to bring significant rainfall over the western section of Southern Luzon.

Henry, the country's eighth tropical cyclone for 2026 and the first for July, crossed land as a low-pressure area on Tuesday, June 30. It developed into a tropical depression early Wednesday. As of late Wednesday morning, its center was estimated 240 kilometers west southwest of Abucay, Bataan, moving westward at 25 kilometers per hour. It packed maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center with gustiness...