JULY 9 (Eagle News), Weather Update: The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday morning placed the provinces of Bataan and Bulacan under “Orange rainfall” due to heavy downpours brought by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical cyclone “Falcon”.
The orange rainfall advisory is raised in areas where rainfall is between 15 mm and 30 mm within one hour. Flooding is a definite threat in communities under the orange alert.
As of 8:30 am, a yellow rainfall warning issued by PAGASA is still raised in Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Metro Manila and Rizal.
Communities given this advisory are advised to be aware of the weather condition and warned that flooding may be possible in low-lying areas.
Under the heavy rainfall warning system, a yellow rainfall advisory is raised when the expected rainfall amount is between 7.5 mm and 15 mm within one hour and likely to continue.