This alert message is valid from 11:35 am Friday 22nd December 2023 and will be TERMINATED at 6:00 pm Friday 22nd December 2023 or sooner if conditions warrant.
A flash-flood warning is issued when rapid flooding due to heavy or excessive rainfall in a short period of time (generally less than 6 hours) is occurring or is imminent in the warning area.
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As a shearline affected the island throughout the morning rainfall accumulations reaching up to 50 mm were observed across some northern sections of the island.
Throughout the afternoon, similar weather conditions are expected to persist with further accumulations of 25 to 50 mm producing isolated areas of flooding. As a result, the BMS has issued a Flash-Flood Warning for the island.
Key Message: Imminent Significant to life-threatening:-.
Runoff from higher elevations.
Soil erosion/land slippage on exposed or scarred land surfaces.
Water settlements on roads and fields.
Large objects or debris from higher elevations becoming embedded within fast moving water flows. Flooding at the foot of hillsides and coastal roads.
Delays on traffic routes with some roads being impassable or cutoff.
For more information specific to your area, please visit:-
https://www.barbadosweather.org/weatherBarResp.php or our social media pages or call BMS Weather Hotline: 1-246-976-2376
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