Pagasa issues heavy rainfall warning in areas in Luzon due to Pepito

Passengers wait for rides in Elliptical Road, Quezon City amid rains on Monday (Sept. 2, 2024). (PNA file photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler)

MANILA, Philippines — Some parts of Luzon may experience flooding and these places have been put under  red, orange and yellow rainfall warnings, the state weather bureau said on Sunday morning.

Areas under the red rainfall warning are expected to experience over 30 millimeters (mm) of rain within the next three hours, while those under the orange rainfall warning will experience between 15 millimeters (mm) and 30 mm of downpour for the next three hours.

On the other hand, areas placed in the yellow rainfall warning will experience between 7.5 mm and 15 mm of rain for the same period, based on the website of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

Below is the list of areas under the rainfall warnings, based on the weather bureau’s 11 a.m. advisory:

Red

• Quezon
• Aurora
• Quirino
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Benguet
• Ifugao
• Pangasinan
• Ilocos Sur

Orange

• Camarines Norte
• Isabela
• Mountain Province
• Kalinga
• Abra
• Nueva Ecija
• La Union
• Bulacan
• Rizal

Yellow

• Catanduanes
• Camarines Sur
• Metro Manila
• Bataan
• Zambales
• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Laguna

“Forecast rainfall may be higher in mountainous and elevated areas. Moreover, impacts in some areas may be worsened by significant antecedent rainfall,” Pagasa said.

Pepito’s movement increased from 15 kilometers per hour (kph) to 20 kph and it was last spotted 120 kilometers east-southeast of Baler Aurora, carrying maximum sustained winds of 185 kph with gusts of up to 230 kph.

It is forecast to make landfall in the vicinity of Aurora on Sunday afternoon.