Flood watch overnight for Barbados

Excessive rainfall Sunday night could continue to generate flooding across low lying areas in Barbados. Therefore, the Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has extended the flood watch.

The BMS says low-level convergence aided by a favourable upper-level pattern is currently generating pockets of moderate to heavy showers, periods of rain and thunderstorm activity across the island.

Parts of Christ Church and St Philip have already recorded between one and two inches of rainfall today with an additional one and two inches with isolated higher amounts forecast.

Possible Impacts

• Runoff from higher elevations.
• Soil erosion on exposed or scarred land surfaces.
• Water settlements on roads and fields at the foot of hills and coastal roads.
• Adjustments to water levels of existing water bodies.
• Objects or debris from higher elevations becoming embedded within fast-moving water flows.
• Delays on traffic routes with some roads becoming impassable.

What you should do: The public is encouraged to monitor the BMS, DEM and GIS websites and their respective social media pages along with the local media networks for further updates.

A flood watch is issued when the conditions are favorable for flooding within the next 48 hours. It does not mean that flooding will occur, but it is possible.

This flood watch was issued at 6 p.m. on Sunday and will be updated/terminated at 6 a.m. on Monday. (BMS)