Published 16 August 201
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
WEATHER UPDATE
ST. KITTS METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for St. Kitts and Nevis today, Wednesday, August 16 until midnight tonight. A Flood Watch is issued when conditions are favorable for flooding. Some flooding may already be occurring in low-lying and flood prone areas. Please be aware of any swift-flowing water.
Please use the Bypass road to travel to/from campus. Avoid crossing swift-flowing water and driving through ghauts in Basseterre. During extended periods of rain, many of the ghauts (in the Caribbean, a small cleft in a hill through which a rivulet runs down to the sea) in St. Kitts may experience flooding and individuals are urged to avoid these areas. Following the expiration of the Flood Watch, rainfall may continue to occur along with standing pools of water. Please use caution when driving during these weather conditions.
WEATHER UPDATE
ST. KITTS METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
August 16, 2017
A flash flood watch is in effect for low lying and flood prone areas of Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla and the British virgin islands valid until midnight. A flash flood watch means that moderate to major flooding is possible but not imminent in the watch area. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
Residents in low lying and flood prone areas should make preparations for flooding to safe guard life and property. They should be prepared to move to higher ground if flooding rains develop or a flash flood warning is issued.
An active tropical moving over the Leeward Islands is causing periodic heavy showers and thunderstorms. Already, up to 3/4 inch of rain has fallen in some places in the last 4 hours and an additional 1 to 2 inches is expected in the next 8 hours. Hence, moderate flooding of low lying and flood prone areas is possible.
Antigua and Barbuda and St. Kitts Meteorological Services will continue to monitor the weather situation. Please stay tuned to local radio or television for watch updates and possible warnings.
