FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
5:57 PM ECT SAT, NOV 16, 2024
THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
A FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS VALID UNTIL 12 MID-NIGHT TONIGHT. A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT STREAMS, CREEKS AND DRAINS MAY BE ELEVATED OR EVEN OVERFLOWING INTO STREETS, LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS; HOWEVER, PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL BE MINIMAL.
INCONVENIENCES CAN BE EXPECTED BUT THE FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE IMMEDIATELY LIFE THREATENING. HOWEVER, JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS, AND IF IN DOUBT, MAKE THE SMART CHOICE, TURN AROUND DON’T DROWN. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LINGERING INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN IS INFLUENCING THE WEATHER OVER THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS CAUSING PERIODIC HEAVY SHOWERS.
WITH AN ALREADY SATURATED GROUND, PERSISTENT PERIODS OF OVERNIGHT SHOWERS MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
FORECASTER
JALEEL JACOBS
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