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Transcript
00:00Due to heavy rains in Palawan and Oriental Mindoro because of the shear line, we will now listen live to Ana Cloren Horda, weather specialist for Pag-asa.
00:11Good morning.
00:12Good morning Igan and to our listeners.
00:15How severe is the heavy rain caused by the shear line in Palawan and Oriental Mindoro to cause severe flooding?
00:24Yes, this part of Puerto Princesa, our station in Palawan area, we were able to record around 200 mm of rainfall.
00:35We are still waiting for the data at 8 in the morning so that we can get the total amount of rainfall.
00:41But yesterday morning until 2 in the afternoon, our observation, the rainfall was almost torrential.
00:49They received around 50 to 100 mm of rainfall in the span of 6 hours of observation.
00:57The heavy rainfall caused flooding in some areas in Palawan.
01:05Also Igan, after the torrential rainfall, they experienced moderate to heavy rains in the next few hours.
01:15In the next few hours yesterday, the flooding in Palawan area increased.
01:25Ana, what other areas should be prepared during this time?
01:29This part of Eastern Visayas, the shear line is still there.
01:34That's why we are still expecting heavy rainfall today.
01:38Sometimes, they are expecting intense rainfall.
01:42We also passed a weather advisory where it is possible that they will experience around 50 to 100 mm of rainfall today.
01:52That's why we should be extra careful with our fellow countrymen.
01:56We are also expecting light to moderate to severe rains in Bicol region.
02:01Also in other parts of Mimaropa and Aurora, Quezon, it is possible that there will be heavy rainfall due to the shear line.
02:09Until when should we expect the shear line to last?
02:11This heavy downpour due to the shear line will continue until Feb 12 or until Wednesday.
02:19The intensity of the downpour is moderate.
02:21We can see that the effect of the downpour will be moderate.
02:25But in Easterlies, it is possible that the weather system will be dominant in the middle of this week.
02:31That's why we are also expecting heavy rainfall, especially in Mindanao area.
02:35In other weather systems in February, did you see any typhoon or LPA, Ana?
02:39As of now, we have not monitored any typhoon or low pressure area that is possible to affect our country.
02:45Thank you very much Ana Clorine Horda, weather specialist from Pagasa. Be careful.
02:49Thank you. Be careful as well.

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