A flood warning is currently in effect for Barbados.
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) said a trough system is currently affecting the island.
The BMS alert said: “In some isolated areas, rainfall accumulations of 25 mm have been observed this morning. Conditions are expected to deteriorate into the afternoon with further accumulations of 25 to 50 mm with some isolated higher amounts. Unstable conditions are expected to persist across the island for the next few days.”
The BMS has advised residents and visitors to be on alert for several impacts including significant runoff from higher elevations; 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 and significant flooding at the foot of hillsides and coastal roads is possible.
The alert will be updated at 6 p.m. or sooner if conditions warrant.
