Published 29 October 2023
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Buckie Got It, St Kitts Nevis News Source
Flash Flood Watch
TAPA
BULLETIN
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
11:00 AM ECT SUN, OCT 29, 2023
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW-LYING AND FLOOD
PRONE AREAS OF ANTIGUA, BARBUDA, MONTSERRAT, ST. KITTS,
NEVIS, ANGUILLA, AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS VALID
UNTIL 5 P.M. THIS EVENING.
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. PLEASE
NOTE THAT THIS WATCH CAN BE UPGRADED TO AN ADVISORY OR
WARNING AT SHORT NOTICE IF HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPS AND
PERSISTS.
RESIDENTS IN LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS SHOULD
MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR FLOODING TO SAFEGUARD LIFE AND
PROPERTY. THEY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND IF FLOODING RAINS DEVELOP OR A FLASH FLOOD
WARNING IS ISSUED.
A PERSISTENT TROUGH IN ASSOCIATION WITH DISTURBANCE AL96
LINGERS OVER THE LEEWARD AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THESE
ISLANDS. RECENT MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THERE IS A
HIGH CHANCE FOR DAYTIME CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TO DEVELOP
OVER THE AREA WHICH COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER THESE AREAS. DUE TO THE CURRENT
SATURATION OF THE SURFACE FROM CONTINUOUS RAINFALL,
MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD
PRONE AREAS IS POSSIBLE FROM ANY FURTHER PRECIPITATION.
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION. PLEASE STAY
TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR WATCH UPDATES
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
FORECASTER
LENARD JOSIAH/ TRECY SPENCER-LAKE
