Published November 1, 2022, 9:08 AM
Tropical Storm Queenie will bring moderate to heavy rains in some parts of Mindanao on Tuesday, Nov. 1, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
Queenie was last spotted 490 kilometers east of Davao City, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center with gustiness of up to 80 km/h, the PAGASA said in its latest weather update.
“Tonight through tomorrow: Moderate to heavy rains possible over Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, and Dinagat Islands,” the weather bureau reported.
“Light to moderate with at times heavy rains possible over Eastern Visayas, Davao Oriental, and the rest of Caraga Region,” it added.
PAGASA said that flooding and rain-induced landslides are possible, “especially in areas that are highly or very highly susceptible to these hazard as identified in hazard maps and in localities with significant antecedent rainfall.”
“The hoisting of Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals is not ruled out over the eastern portion of Caraga and in some areas in Eastern Visayas today (Tuesday). Per latest track and intensity forecast, the highest wind signal that will likely be hoisted is Wind Signal No. 1,” it said.
Queenie is “forecast to track generally west northwestward to northwestward” on Tuesday “before turning north northwestward” on Wednesday, Nov. 2, “while over the sea east of Caraga-Davao Region area,” PAGASA said.
The weather bureau said that Queenie “may weaken into a tropical depression” on Tuesday, Nov. 1, “due to increasingly unfavorable conditions. Further weakening into a low pressure area is likely by Thursday, possibly earlier.”
