A tropical storm is blowing across the Philippines’ mountainous north, worsening more than a week of bad weather that has caused at least 25 deaths and prompted evacuations in villages affected by flooding and landslides.

Typhoon Co-may was upgraded from a tropical storm on Wednesday night as it strengthened over the South China Sea, northwest of Manila. With sustained winds just over 80 miles per hour, it is roughly equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane on the Atlantic scale.

Tropical Storm Emong (Co-may) is still moving north northeast, or away from mainland Luzon, at a very fast 40 km/h early Friday afternoon, July 25

Tropical storm Wipha weakened after making landfall in northern Vietnam on Tuesday, with authorities on alert due to heavy rains that could cause flooding and mudslides, as the Philippines struggled with monsoon downpours that began last week.

Tropical Cyclone Emong has already weakened into a tropical storm, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on

Wipha was a tropical storm over Vietnam Tuesday afternoon China Standard Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. The tropical storm had sustained wind speeds of 40 miles per hour.

Parts of Northern Luzon may still have moderate to intense rain due to Tropical Storm Emong (Co-may) on Friday, July 25

The storm remains disorganized on Wednesday but still has time to strengthen over the Gulf before making landfall on Thursday.

The Florida Panhandle will see heavy rainfall from Invest 93L after it reaches the Gulf on Wednesday. The greatest threat to the area at the moment is flash flooding in low-lying, poor-drainage areas and urban locations. Invest 93L is currently expected to make landfall near Louisiana's southeastern coast Thursday morning.

Tropical Storm Wipha brought heavy rain and flooding to northern Vietnam, leaving one person dead and another missing, police said Wednesday.