KOTA KINABALU: Koppu typhoon had been detected approximately 1,211 km Northeast of Kudat at about 8pm.
Its exact location was at latitude 15.9 North and Longitude 123.1 East.
Sabah Meteorology department director Abdul Malek Tussin said the phenomena would cause intermittent rain at the coastal areas in the interior, west, Kudat and Sandakan.
"The rain will continue until Monday while string winds to persist until Thursday."
The typhoon with estimated speed of 15 km per hour is moving westward.
Early Saturday morning, two blocks of SK Bangau-Bangau in Semporna were badly damaged in a storm at 4.45am.
Sabah Education director Daruk Jame Alip said early estimation of the damage was about RM500,000.
"The incident will affect 1,152 pupils, 60 teachers and eight administration staffs on Monday.
"However, there was no casualty reported as no one was at the school during the storm."