RAINFALL ALERT: Red in Metro Manila, Bataan, 5 areas; Orange in 7 areas; Yellow in Nueva Ecija, 7 areas (Wednesday, 8 am)

PAGASA issued a red rainfall warning over Metro Manila, Bataan, and parts of five other areas in Luzon Wednesday morning due to inclement weather brought by the Southwest Monsoon, or Habagat.

As of 8 a.m., the following areas were under rainfall warnings:

Red Rainfall Warning — Serious flooding in flood-prone areas

• Bataan,
• Metro Manila,
• Zambales (Cabangan, San Felipe, San Antonio, San Narciso, Botolan, San Marcelino, Olongapo, Subic, Castillejos),
• Bulacan (Marilao, Bocaue, Bulakan, Meycauayan, Obando, Balagtas, Hagonoy, Paombong, Malolos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Pulilan, Plaridel),
• Pampanga (Masantol, Sasmuan, Macabebe, Lubao, Floridablanca),
• Batangas (Nasugbu, Lian, Calatagan, Balayan, Tuy) and
• Cavite (Ternate, Maragondon, Naic, Tanza, Rosario, Cavite City, Noveleta, Bacoor, Kawit, Magallanes, General Emilio Aguinaldo, General Trias, Imus, Trece Martires).

Orange Rainfall Warning — Flooding is still threatening

• Zambales (Candelaria, Masinloc, Santa Cruz, Palauig, Iba),
• Bulacan (Angat, Baliuag, Bustos, San Jose del Monte, Norzagaray, Pandi, San Ildefonso, San Rafael, Santa Maria),
• Pampanga (Apalit, Bacolor, San Fernando, Mexico, Minalin, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana, Santo Tomas, Angeles, Guagua, Porac, Santa Rita, Mabalacat),
• Rizal (Rodriguez, San Mateo, Antipolo, Taytay, Angono, Cainta, Teresa, Morong, Baras, Cardona, Binangonan),
• Tarlac (San Jose, Capas, Bamban, Mayantoc), Cavite(Alfonso, Amadeo, Indang, Mendez, Silang, Tagaytay, Carmona, Dasmarinas, Gen. Mariano Alvarez),
• Laguna (San Pedro, Binan, Santa Rosa, Cabuyao, Calamba) and
• Batangas (Calaca, Laurel, Lemery, Agoncillo, Tingloy, Mabini, Bauan, San Luis, Taal, San Nicolas, Santa Teresita, Talisay, Tanauan).

Yellow Rainfall Warning — Possible flooding in flood-prone areas

• Nueva Ecija,
• Rizal (Tanay, Pililla, Jala-Jala),
• Tarlac (Concepcion, Anao, Tarlac City, Gerona, La Paz, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, San Manuel, Victoria, Camiling, Moncada, San Clemente, Santa Ignacia),
• Pampanga (Arayat, Candaba, Magalang),
• Bulacan (Dona Remedios Trinidad, San Miguel),
• Quezon (General Nakar, Panukulan, Burdeos, Polillo, Patnanungan, Jomalig, San Antonio, Tiaong),
• Batangas (Malvar, Santo Tomas, Alitagtag, Balete, Batangas City, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lipa, Mataasnakahoy, San Jose, San Pascual, Lobo, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Juan, Taysan) and
• Laguna (Los Banos, Bay, Alaminos, Calauan, Victoria, San Pablo).

Areas experiencing light to moderate rains, with occasional heavy rains, which may persist within three hours and affect nearby areas :

• Quezon (Candelaria, Dolores, Sariaya, Tayabas, Infanta, Lucban, Lucena, Mauban, Pagbilao, Real, Sampaloc) and
• Laguna(Liliw, Luisiana, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Pagsanjan, Pila, Rizal, Santa Cruz, Cavinti, Famy, Kalayaan, Lumban, Mabitac, Paete, Pakil, Pangil, Santa Maria, Siniloan)

PAGASA advised the public and the concerned Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices to monitor weather conditions and watch for the next warning to be issued at 11 a.m. Wednesday. —AOL, GMA News