Potential storm Ada to approach CARAGA, Eastern Visayas

The low-pressure area (LPA) with the potential to develop into Tropical Cyclone Ada is likely to move near the CARAGA region and Eastern Visayas, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday.

The potential storm Ada developed into an LPA at 8:00 a.m. and has a medium chance of intensifying into a tropical cyclone within 24 hours, PAGASA said in an advisory few hours ago.

It was also located about 1,100 kilometers east-southeast of Southeastern Mindanao.

Meanwhile, PAGASA said in its 5:00 a.m. advisory that the potential tropical cyclone Ada may bring significant rainfall to affected areas.

“Once it becomes a full-fledged storm, we will immediately raise the Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal for parts of Mindanao and the Visayas,” Chenel Dominguez, PAGASA weather specialist, said during the advisory in Filipino.

If PAGASA formally announces that the LPA has intensified into Storm Ada, information about its track and the areas likely to be affected will be available in a tropical cyclone bulletin.

Ada will be the country’s first tropical cyclone of 2026.

The Philippines averages 20 tropical cyclones per year, with 23 recorded last year. — Edg Adrian A. Eva