Moderate to heavy rains over NCR as Ambo heads toward Bulacan

Severe Tropical Storm Ambo will continue to bring moderate to heavy rains in Metro Manila and several other provinces in Luzon as it moves toward Bulacan, PAGASA announced Friday in its 8 p.m. severe weather bulletin.

Moderate to heavy with at times intense rains will be felt in Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Aurora, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Occidental Mindoro, and Marinduque, the weather bureau said.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 remains hoisted over the following provinces:

• Ilocos Norte
• Ilocos Sur
• Apayao
• Abra
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Benguet
• La Union
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Nueva Ecija
• Quirino
• Aurora
• The eastern portion of Pangasinan (San Nicolas, Natividad, San Quintin, Umingan, Balungao, Sta. Maria, Tayug, Asingan, San Manuel, Binalonan, Laoac, Urdaneta, Villasis, Rosales, Sto. Tomas, Alcala, Bautista, Bayambang, Urbiztondo, Basista, Malasiqui, Sta. Barbara, Manaoag, Mapandan, San Jacinto, San Fabian, Pozorrubio, Sison, Mangaldan, Dagupan, Calasiao, Binmaley, Lingayen, Bugallon, Aguilar, San Carlos, Mangatarem)
• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Bulacan
• Metro Manila
• Cavite
• Laguna
• Rizal
• The northern and central portion Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta, Real, Mauban, Sampaloc. Lucban, Tayabas, Sariaya, Candelaria, Dolores, Tiaong, San Antonio, Lucena, Pagbilao, Atimonan, Padre Burgos, Agdangan, Plaridel, Unisan, Gumaca, Pitogo, Macallelon, General Luna, Catanauan, Lopez, Buenavista, Guinayangan, Calauag, Tagkayawan, Perez, Alabat, Quezon)
• Polillo Islands
• The southern and western portion of Isabela (Quezon, Mallig, Roxas, Quirino, San Manuel, Burgos, Gamu, Reina Mercedes, Aurora, Luna Cabatuan, Naguilian, Benito Soliven, Cauayan, San Guillermo, Dinapigue, San Mateo, Alicia, Angadanan, Ramon, San Isidro, Echague, Jones, San Agustin, Santiago, Cordon)

Meanwhile, TCWS No. 1 is raised over the following areas:

• Cagayan including the Babuyan Islands
• Batanes
• Zambales
• Bataan
• The rest of Isabela
• Batangas
• Marinduque
• The rest of Quezon
• Camarines Norte
• The northwestern portion of Camarines Sur (Del Gallego, Ragay, Lupi, Sipocot)

At 7 p.m. on Friday, Ambo was estimated in the vicinity of General Nakar, Quezon with maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 165 kph.

The next severe weather bulletin will be issued at 11 p.m.

Rainfall warning

PAGASA has raised a red rainfall warning over Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Nueva Ecija, and Quezon on Friday evening.

Specific areas under the red warning in Quezon are General Nakar, Polilio, Real, and Infanta, according to the weather agency.

Under this alert, severe flooding is expected. Residents and concerned authorities are advised to take necessary precautionary measures.

Meanwhile, an orange warning has been raised in Quezon (Mauban, Sampaloc, Lucban, Tayabas, Lucena, Sariaya, Candelaria, Dolores, Tiaong, San Antonio, Atimonan, Pagbilao), Laguna, Pampanga, and Tarlac.

Under an orange warning alert, flooding is "threatening" in low-lying areas and near river channels.

A yellow rainfall warning has also been raised over Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, and Zambales.

Under a yellow warning alert, flooding is "possible" in low-lying areas and near river channels.

Heavy Rainfall Warning No. 4 #NCR_PRSD
Weather System: Severe Tropical Storm #AMBO
Issued at: 8:00 PM,15 May 2020 pic.twitter.com/xuctG68GM6

— PAGASA-DOST (@dost_pagasa) May 15, 2020

According to PAGASA, light to moderate rains affecting the rest of Quezon may persist within two to three hours and may affect nearby areas.—LDF,GMA News