What is Typhoon Wutip (2019)?
{{Infobox hurricane | name = Typhoon Wutip (Betty) | basin = Wpac | year = 2019 | image = File:Wutip 2019-02-25 0600Z.png | caption = Typhoon Wutip at peak intensity west of the island of [[Guam]], on February 25. | formed = February 18, 2019 | dissipated = March 2, 2019 | 10-min winds = 104 | 1-min winds = 140 | pressure = 920 | fatalities = None reported | damages = 3.3 | affected = [[Guam]], [[Federated States of Micronesia]] | cycloneseason = [[2019 Pacific typhoon season]] }} '''Typhoon Wutip''', known in the Philippines as '''Tropical Depression Betty''' was a tropical cyclone that formed on February 18, 2019 and disappeared in March 2, 2019. It caused a lot of destruction in [[Guam]] and [[Micronesia]]. The storm formed in mid-February, its intensity reached its peak on February 25, and had the lowest central pressure of any February [[tropical cyclone]], surpassing [[Typhoon Higos (2015)|Higos]] in 2015. == Storm history == [[File:Wutip 2019 track.png|300px|thumb|Track of Wutip]] [[File:Typhoon Wutip 2019-03-02 0600.png|300px|thumb]] On February 16, a low-pressure area formed to the south of [[Marshall Islands]]. It moved westward, passing just south of the Federated States of Micronesia. On February 18, the system became a tropical depression, and the [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] (JMA) initiated advisories on the system, with the Joint Typhoon Warning Center giving the storm the identifier 02W. On February 20, Tropical Depression 02W strengthened into a tropical storm and received the name Wutip from the JMA. Typhoon warnings were issued in large parts of Micronesia, including [[Yap]] State. On February 23, the storm was packing 1-minute sustained winds of 193&nbsp;km/h (120&nbsp;mph), making it a Category typhoon, while also generating wave heights up to 12.5&nbsp;m (41&nbsp;ft), with wind gusts reaching 240&nbsp;km/h (150&nbsp;mph). Later that day, Wutip reached its initial peak intensity, with 10-minute sustained winds of 185&nbsp;km/h (115&nbsp;mph), 1-minute sustained winds of 250&nbsp;km/h