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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17565659479461756565950034.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Weather bureau PAGASA said its Science Garden station recorded 96.6 millimeters of rain, considered torrential, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Juls Leonardo, Jillian Santos, and Earl Rafael from THE GUIDON"/>Weather bureau PAGASA said its Science Garden station recorded 96.6 millimeters of rain, considered torrential, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Juls Leonardo, Jillian Santos, and Earl Rafael from THE GUIDON</div><div> </div>MANILA (UPDATED) - An intense thunderstorm that affected the northern portion of Metro Manila and the western part of Rizal on Saturday afternoon dumped five days worth of August rainfall in just an hour in Quezon City.Weather bureau PAGASA said its Science Garden station recorded 96.6 millimeters of rain, considered torrential, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m..This value is equivalent to five days of rain for the month of August in the station, where the August rainfall averages 568.5 mm.The total rainfall in three hours or between 2 and 5 p.m. is 116 mm.Nearby stations of Tanay, Rizal recorded 13 mm rain while San Ildefonso, Bulacan and NAIA, Pasay City stations observed only trace amounts in the same time period.In an advisory issued at 2:10 p.m., PAGASA said intense to torrential rainshowers with lightning and strong winds were being experienced in Caloocan City, Quezon City, Malabon, San Juan, Mandaluyong, and Valenzuela City in Metro Manila as well as in Antipolo City, Rizal.In the south, Las Piñas and Parañaque were also affected by a separate thunderstorm.The heavy rainfall event led to massive flooding in some areas of Quezon City including the Quezon Memorial Circle, Apolonio Samson, Katipunan Avenue, Quezon Avenue, and Mother Ignacia Street, causing a standstill in vehicular traffic during the heavy downpour.Climatologists have previously warned that the warming atmosphere can lead to more intense thunderstorms as it is able to hold more moisture, which fuels it. More intense downpours then can result to more localized flash flooding, especially in urban areas.

An intense thunderstorm that affected the northern portion of Metro Manila and the western part of Rizal on Saturday afternoon dumped five days worth of August rainfall in just an hour in Quezon City.

An intense thunderstorm that affected the northern portion of Metro Manila and the western part of Rizal on Saturday afternoon dumped five days worth of August rainfall in just an hour in Quezon City.

Thunderstorm dumps 5 days of rain in just an hour in Quezon City

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Thunderstorm dumps 5 days of rain in just an hour in Quezon City

Ariel Rojas,

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Published August 30, 2025 11:00 PM PHT

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Updated August 31, 2025 01:22 AM PHT

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