Tropical depression Salome on its way out

TROPICAL DEPRESSION Salome will no longer be over the Central Luzon landmass by today, Nov. 10, and is expected to be out of the Philippine area by Saturday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its 5 p.m. bulletin yesterday, PAGASA still had storm warning signal #1 raised over several areas: Metro Manila, Rizal, Bataan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands, Romblon, Marinduque, Quezon, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro. The rainfall amount was estimated to be moderate to heavy within the 250-kilometer diameter of Salome, the 19th storm to hit the Philippines this year.