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This alert message is valid from 6 pm Saturday and will be updated or terminated at 6 am on Sunday 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 six hours) is occurring or is imminent in the warning area.
Hazard Info: Maximum rainfall accumulations of 10.0 to 50.0 mm in moderate to heavy showers are expected throughout the night. Accumulations of 10.0 to 35.0 mm have already been recorded across the island.
Conditions are saturated in some areas, particularly in the southern sections of the island.
Residents and visitors should note that the following impacts are imminent during this forecast period:
- Significant runoff from higher elevations.
- Significant soil erosion is likely on exposed or scarred land surfaces.
- Large water settlements on roads and fields.
- Significant adjustments to water levels of existing water bodies (ponds etc.). Significant delays on traffic routes with some roads possibly impassable.
- Large objects or debris from higher elevations may also become embedded within fast-moving water flows.
- Significant flooding at the foot of hillsides and coastal roads is possible.
