Heavy rainfall warning up in Zambales, other areas

MANILA, Philippines — Heavy rainfall warning was still up in Bataan and other areas on Monday evening due to the inclement weather brought by Tropical Storm Enteng, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pag-asa).

In its 11 p.m. rainfall advisory, the rainfall warning was reduced from red to orange in Bataan where flooding is “still threatening.” Areas under the orange rainfall warning will experience between 15 millimeters (mm) and 30 mm rainfall for the next two hours.

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Meanwhile, yellow rainfall warning was up in Bataan, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Nueva Ecija where flooding is likely to occur in flood-prone areas. Areas under the yellow rainfall warning will accumulate between 7.5 mm and 15 mm of rain for the next two hours.

READ: Palace suspends classes, gov’t work in Metro Manila, Calabarzon on Sept. 3

Light-moderate with occasional heavy rains

According to Pag-asa, light to moderate with occasional heavy rains will affect Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal and may persist within three hours.

As of 11 p.m., Enteng was located at Rizal, Kalinga with a speed of 15 kilometers per hour (km/h) moving north northwestward. It was carrying maximum sustained winds of 85 km/h and gustiness of up to 140 km/h.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals (TCWS) are declared in the following areas:

TCWS No. 2

• Ilocos Norte
• Northern part of Ilocos Sur (Narvacan, Nagbukel, Santa Maria, Burgos, San Esteban, Santiago, Lidlidda, Banayoyo, San Emilio, Galimuyod, City of Candon, Santa Lucia, Gregorio del Pilar, Quirino, Salcedo, Sigay, Cervantes, Suyo, Santa Cruz, Tagudin, Alilem, Sugpon)
• Apayao
• Abra
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Ifugao
• Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
• Isabela
• Northern part of Quirino (Cabarroguis, Maddela, Aglipay, Diffun, Saguday)
• Northern part of Nueva Vizcaya (Diadi, Bagabag)
• Northern part of Aurora (Casiguran, Dilasag, Dinalungan)

TCWS No.1

• Batanes
• The rest of Ilocos Sur
• La Union
• Northeastern part of Pangasinan (Sison, San Manuel, San Quintin, Tayug, Natividad, San Nicolas)
• Benguet
• The rest of Nueva Vizcaya
• The rest of Quirino
• Central portion of Aurora (Maria Aurora, San Luis, Dipaculao, Baler)
• Northeastern portion of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Pantabangan, Bongabon)
• The Palace earlier announced that classes in all levels and work in government offices are suspended on Tuesday, September 3 due to Tropical Storm Enteng.