Red Rainfall Warning for Metro Manila due to Super Typhoon Carina

Metro Manila and nearby areas in Luzon are under a Red Rainfall Warning due to the intensified Southwest Monsoon caused by Super Typhoon Carina, which may cause severe flooding on Wednesday morning.

PAGASA reports that affected regions will receive over 30 millimeters of rain within two hours, with serious flooding expected in flood-prone areas such as Metro Manila, Rizal, Bataan, Zambales, Bulacan, Pampanga, and Tarlac province.

An Orange Rainfall Warning is issued for Tarlac, indicating possible flooding with moderate rainfall expected, posing a threat to low-lying areas.

A Yellow Rainfall Warning remains in effect for Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, and parts of Quezon (General Nakar, Real, Infanta, Mauban, Sampaloc), where 7.5 mm to 15 mm of rain forecasted within an hour poses a risk of flooding in low-lying areas.

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced knee-deep or deeper flooding on major roads such as Quezon Ave., A. Bonifacio Balintawak Cloverleaf, C5 Katipunan C.P. Garcia, EDSA Northbound Dario and Balintawak, Elliptical Visayas Ave. D.A.R., and Mindanao Ave. Congressional Westbound.

Super Typhoon Carina is located 290 kilometers northeast of Itbayat, Batanes with maximum sustained winds of 155 kph, moving northward at an unspecified speed.

PAGASA raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 over specific areas in Batanes and issued Signal No. 1 for parts of Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Aurora, Polillo Islands, Calaguas Island, Catanduanes, and Southern Luzon.