BMS – More heavy showers this afternoon

The Met Office is predicting more heavy showers for Barbados. As such, a flash flood warning is currently in effect and will be updated/terminated at 6 p.m. or sooner if needed.

The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) said 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. 

“Unsettled conditions will persist for much of the afternoon as lines of heavy showers move across the island. Rainfall accumulations of 1 to 2 inches are possible throughout the course of the afternoon,” the BMS said in a bulletin issued at noon today. 

Key message: Imminent Significant to life-threatening; runoff from higher elevations; oil erosion/land slippage on exposed or scarred land surfaces; water settlements on roads and fields; adjustments to water levels of existing water bodies (ponds etc.); large objects or debris from higher elevations becoming embedded within fast-moving water flows; flooding at the foot of hillsides and coastal roads; and delays on traffic routes with some roads being impassable or cut off in and out of minor towns. (BMS)