Tropical Depression Kong-rey brought rain and strong gusts to the Marianas today.

Kong-rey is located West-Northwest of Rota and is moving away from the Marianas, according to a 4 p.m. update from the National Weather Service Guam. They said the heaviest rainfall and strongest winds hit Saipan and Tinian. The Saipan airport recorded 30 mph winds with 60mph gusts at times today. NWS said the heaviest rainfall will continue on Tinian and Saipan for another six hours and extreme gusts should subside after midnight. For Guam and Rota, a new band of showers has developed and will move through the area in the next few hours with southeast winds of 15 to 20 mph and some gusts up to 30 mph. Conditions are expected to ease for the Marianas on Saturday.