Queenie is currently carrying maximum winds of 45 kilometers per hour near the center, and is estimated to bring moderate to heavy rain; 19 areas under Signal Number 1. MANILA, Philippines – 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 7 am Wednesday, was located 260 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 Southern Negros Oriental Southern Negros Occidental Siquijor Surigao del Norte Surigao del Sur Agusan del Norte Agusan del Sur Davao del Norte Davao Oriental Compostella 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 seen to cross over northern Mindanao in the following days, and is currently moving west northwest at a speed of 25 km/h. It is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Saturday, November 29.
