Tropical depression Queenie brings rain to Visayas, Mindanao

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(UPDATED) Queenie is forecast to make landfall over Surigao del Sur later Wednesday, November 26
DOST PAGASA MTSAT IR 7:30 am PH 26 Nov 2014

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Large parts of the Visayas and Mindanao will have a rainy Wednesday, November 26, as tropical depression Queenie approaches the area.

The low pressure area ast of Surigao del Sur developed into the tropical depression overnight, state weather bureau PAGASA said, and as of 10 am Wednesday, was located 210 km east of Hinatuan.

Queenie is currently carrying maximum winds of 45 kilometers per hour near the center, and is estimated to bring moderate to heavy rain (7-15 mm/hour) to affected areas.

Public storm warning signal number 1 is currently in effect over these areas:

  • Southern Leyte
  • Bohol
  • Southern Cebu
  • Negros Oriental
  • Southern Negros Occidental
  • Siquijor
  • Surigao del Norte including Siargao Island
  • Surigao del Sur
  • Agusan del Norte
  • Agusan del Sur
  • Davao del Norte
  • Davao Oriental
  • Compostela Valley
  • Dinagat Province
  • Camiguin
  • Misamis Oriental
  • Misamis Occidental
  • Bukidnon
  • Zamboanga del Norte

People in these places and the rest of Mindanao, particularly those in low-lying and mountainous areas, should be on the lookout for potential flash floods or landslides, the bureau warned.

No other storm signals have been raised so far.

The weather system is currently moving west northwest at a speed of 24 km/h. “Tropical Depression Queenie is expected to make landfall over Surigao del Sur this afternoon and traverse the Northern Mindanao area tonight,” the bureau said in its 10:30 am bulletin.

It is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Friday evening, November 28.

The next bulletin on Queenie will be issued at 5 pm, the bureau said. – Rappler.com

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