Red rainfall warning remains over Metro Manila, Central Luzon
MANILA, Philippines (2nd update, 06:04 p.m.) — State weather bureau PAGASA maintained a red rainfall warning over Bataan and parts of Metro Manila, Zambales, Pampanga and Bulacan at 5 p.m. Monday, August 17 as the southwest monsoon, or habagat, continued to bring heavy rain.
The warning came after 201.7 millimeters of rain fell over Quezon City in just five hours, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, citing data from PAGASA's Science Garden station.
The rainfall was recorded from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with 138 mm falling in just two hours from noon to 2 p.m. The MMDA said the intense downpour caused water levels to rise rapidly and flooded several roads across Metro Manila.
Under a red warning, serious flooding is expected in flood-prone areas.
Red warning
- Bataan
- Zambales: Subic, Olongapo, San Antonio, Castillejos, San Felipe, San Narciso, San Marcelino
- Pampanga: Floridablanca, Lubao, Sasmuan, Macabebe, Masantol
- Bulacan: Hagonoy, Calumpit, Paombong, Malolos, Bulakan, Meycauayan, Obando, Marilao
- Metro Manila: Navotas, Malabon, Valenzuela, Caloocan
Orange warning
Flooding is threatening in areas under an orange rainfall warning:
- Zambales: Botolan, Cabangan, Candelaria, Iba, Masinloc, Palauig, Santa Cruz
- Pampanga: Porac, Guagua, Santa Rita, Minalin, Apalit
- Metro Manila: Quezon City, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Taguig, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig, San Juan, Pasay, Pateros, Marikina, Manila
- Bulacan: Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Plaridel, Pulilan, San Jose del Monte, Santa Maria
- Rizal: Antipolo, Rodriguez, San Mateo, Tanay, Angono, Baras, Binangonan, Cainta, Cardona, Morong, Taytay, Teresa
- Cavite: General Trias, Maragondon, Ternate, Trece Martires, Bacoor, Cavite City, Imus, Kawit, Naic, Noveleta, Rosario, Tanza, Magallanes
- Batangas: Nasugbu, Calatagan, Lian, Tuy, Balayan
Yellow warning
Flooding is possible in low-lying and flood-prone areas under a yellow rainfall warning:
- Bulacan: San Ildefonso, Angat, Baliuag, Bustos, Norzagaray, Pandi, San Rafael
- Pampanga: Angeles, Mabalacat, Bacolor, San Fernando, Mexico, Santo Tomas, San Luis, San Simon, Candaba, Santa Ana, Arayat, Magalang
- Tarlac: San Clemente, Camiling, Mayantoc, Santa Ignacia, San Jose, Capas, Bamban
- Rizal: Pililla, Jala-Jala
- Cavite: Alfonso, Amadeo, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Indang, Mendez, Tagaytay, Carmona, Dasmariñas, General Mariano Alvarez, Silang
- Laguna: Biñan, Santa Rosa, San Pedro
- Batangas: Laurel, Lemery, Calaca, Agoncillo, Alitagtag, Batangas City, Bauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lobo, Mabini, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, San Luis, San Nicolas, San Pascual, Santa Teresita, Taal, Taysan, Tingloy, Talisay, Padre Garcia
- Quezon: Agdangan, Alabat, Buenavista, Calauag, Catanauan, General Luna, Guinayangan, Gumaca, Lopez, Macalelon, Mulanay, Perez, Pitogo, Plaridel, Quezon, San Andres, San Francisco, San Narciso, Tagkawayan, Unisan, Padre Burgos, Atimonan
PAGASA also said light to moderate, with occasional heavy rain, was affecting Nueva Ecija and parts of Quezon, Laguna, Bulacan, Tarlac and Batangas. — Report from John Marwin Elao
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