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Tropical Depression Verbena heads for northern Palawan
Tropical Depression Verbena is expected to make its final landfall in the northern portion of Palawan on Tuesday evening, November 25.
As of 4 pm Tuesday, the center of the tropical depression was located off the municipality of Cuyo, moving west at a slower 25 kilometers per hour.
Verbena has maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h, with gustiness of up to 70 km/h, and may strengthen into a tropical storm within 6 to 12 hours.
Further intensification is likely once it reaches the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday, November 26, where it is projected to pass north of Kalayaan Islands.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal Number 1 is still in effect across several areas in Luzon and Visayas.
Heavy rains are anticipated in western Visayas and Mimaropa, with up to 200 millimeters of intense rainfall possible in certain areas.
Verbena has triggered floods and landslides and is bringing significant rain to nearly a dozen provinces in the regions of Mimaropa, Bicol, and Western Visayas.
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Tropical Depression Verbena made its first landfall in Bayabas, Surigao del Sur, and later crossed into Agusan del Norte before making a second landfall in Jagna, Bohol.
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Tropical Storm Verbena intensified and was approaching Palawan's Calamian Islands and northern mainland, with Signal No. 2 raised over these areas and Signal No. 1 over other parts of Luzon and Visayas.
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Tropical depression Verbena made landfall over Bayabas, Surigao del Sur at 1:30 p.m. Monday, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph and gusts of up to 75 kph.
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Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 has been raised over six areas in Luzon and Visayas as Tropical Depression Verbena nears Palawan.
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Tropical Depression Verbena has prompted PAGASA to raise Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 1 over 27 areas across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao as of Monday morning.
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