Showers to continue into the evening; flash flood warning in effect
As such, the VI’s Department of Disaster Management (DDM,) is advising residents in low-lying and flood prone areas, “to take precautionary measures to minimise flooding and to safeguard lives, livelihoods and property, as the conditions currently being experienced are expected to continue into the afternoon.”
Motorists are also advised to be cautious when traversing the roadways, as certain areas are prone to rock slides that could cause challenges to the road users.
Update
DDM in an update today, August 30, 2018, said the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services has since issued a Flash Flood Warning for the VI and that residents should be on the lookout for ‘ponding’ where rain collects in roads and flat surfaces.
DDM said, “inconveniences can be expected but the flooding is not expected to be immediately life threatening.”
Current sea conditions are moderate with significant wave heights of 1.5 to 2 meters or 5 to 6 feet and a small craft caution remains in effect for the VI.
DDM in its public statement also used the occasion to disclose that it is also monitoring a potential tropical cyclone, currently located approximately 3,000 miles away from the Territory.
“Residents should continue to monitor this disturbance, as it continues to move forward eastward…We will continue to monitor the disturbance and provide updates accordingly,” DDM said.
That weather system’s forecast track, sees the disturbance moving near or over the southern Cabo Verde Islands on Friday, August 31, 2018.
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