RAINFALL ALERT: Red in Bataan, 6 areas; Orange in Metro Manila, 9 areas; Yellow in 5 areas (Wednesday, 11 am)

The state weather bureau PAGASA issued a red rainfall warning over Bataan and five other areas in Luzon on Wednesday morning due to inclement weather brought by the Southwest Monsoon, or Habagat.

As of 11 a.m., the following areas were under rainfall warnings:

Red Rainfall Warning — Serious flooding in flood-prone areas

• Bataan,
• Zambales (Botolan, San Marcelino, Cabangan, Iba, Olongapo, Subic, Castillejos, San Antonio, San Felipe, San Narciso),
• Cavite (Tanza, Ternate, Cavite City, Naic, Noveleta, Rosario, Maragondon, Magallanes, General Trias),
• Batangas (Lian, Nasugbu, Balayan, Tuy, Calatagan),
• Tarlac (Bamban, Capas, San Jose),
• Pampanga (Porac, Floridablanca, Macabebe, Masantol, Sasmuan, Lubao, Guagua, Santa Rita, Minalin, Angeles, Mabalacat) and
• Bulacan (Hagonoy, Paombong).

Orange Rainfall Warning — Flooding is still threatening

• Metro Manila,
• Zambales (Candelaria, Santa Cruz, Masinloc, Palauig),
• Cavite (Alfonso, Amadeo, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Indang, Mendez, Silang, Tagaytay, Trece Martires, Carmona, Dasmarinas, Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Bacoor, Kawit, Imus),
• Batangas (Agoncillo, Alitagtag, Batangas City, Bauan, Calaca, Cuenca, Laurel, Lemery, Mabini, San Jose, San Luis, San Nicolas, San Pascual, Santa Teresita, Taal, Talisay, Tingloy),
• Tarlac (Concepcion, Anao, Tarlac City, Gerona, La Paz, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, San Manuel, Victoria, Camiling, Moncada, San Clemente, Santa Ignacia, Mayantoc),
• Pampanga (Apalit, Arayat, Bacolor, Candaba, Mexico, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana, Santo Tomas, Magalang, San Fernando),
• Bulacan (Angat, Balagtas, Baliuag, Bocaue, Bulakan, Bustos, Calumpit, Malolos, Meycauayan, San Jose del Monte, Guiguinto, Marilao, Obando, Pandi, Plaridel, Pulilan, Santa Maria),
• Laguna (San Pedro, Binan),
• Nueva Ecija (San Antonio, Cabiao) and
• Rizal (San Mateo, Rodriguez).

Yellow Rainfall Warning — Possible flooding in flood-prone areas

• Nueva Ecija (Gapan, General Tinio, San Isidro, Aliaga, Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Carranglan, Cuyapo, Gabaldon, General Mamerto Natividad, Guimba, Jaen, Laur, Licab, Llanera, Lupao, Nampicuan, Palayan, Pantabangan, Penaranda, Quezon, Rizal, San Jose, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa, Santo Domingo, Munoz, Talavera, Talugtug, Zaragoza),
• Rizal (Angono, Baras, Binangonan, Cardona, Morong, Teresa, Cainta, Taytay, Antipolo),
• Laguna (Santa Rosa, Cabuyao, Calamba),
• Bulacan (Dona Remedios Trinidad, San Ildefonso, San Miguel, San Rafael, Norzagaray) and
• Batangas(Ibaan, Lipa, Lobo, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Juan, Taysan, Balete, Tanauan, Malvar, Mataasnakahoy, Santo Tomas).

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

• Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta, Real, Burdeos, Panukulan, Polillo, Patnanungan, Jomalig),
• Laguna (Santa Maria, Mabitac, Famy, Siniloan, Pangil, Pakil, Paete, Kalayaan) and
• Rizal (Tanay, Pililla, Jala-Jala).

PAGASA advised the public and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices concerned to monitor the weather conditions and watch for the next warning to be issued at 2 p.m., Wednesday. —AOL, GMA News