Pampanga River - Flooding

Flooding

The basin experiences, on an average, at least one flooding in a year. The dry season generally occurs from December to May, and wet the rest of the year. The wettest months are from July to September.The Pampanga River Basin could handle between 100-130mm of 24 Hour Rainfall. Extensive flooding occurred at the Pampanga River Basin in May 1966 during Typhoon Irma (Klaring),May and June 1976 during Typhoon Olga (Didang) in May and Typhoon Ruby (Isang) in June 1976, June, July and August 1972 during the passage of Typhoon Ora (Konsing) over Luzon in June and a very slow moving Typhoon Susan (Edeng) that made landfall for more than 24 hours in Luzon during July and with the SW Monsoon it brought continuous heavy rains between July 6-11 then formed Super Typhoon Rita (Gloring) and Typhoon Tess over the Philippine Sea and Enhanced Very Heavy SW Monsoonal Flow which brought Continuous Heavy Rainfall Between July 17-21 over Luzon and in Addition Tropical Storm Winnie, Typhoon Alice Enhanced more Strong SW Monsoonal Flow Which Brought More Rains over Luzon Between July 25-August 5 with very intense Rains falling Between July 27-August 3 then Super Typhoon Betty (Maring) Brought More Rains over Luzon Between Aug 13-18 other Destructive Flooding Occurred in June 1985 when Typhoon Hal (Kuring) and Typhoon Irma (Daling) Enhanced Heavy SW Monsoon Flow Causing Extensive Flooding in Luzon