Flash Flood Watch issued for all parishes
Published:Thursday | November 16, 2023 | 1:37 PM
A Flash Flood Watch is now in effect in Jamaica for all parishes until 8 a.m. on Friday.
This means that flash flooding is possible.
The Meteorological Service of Jamaica says residents should take precautionary measures, keep informed and be ready for quick action if flooding is observed or if a Warning is issued.
A broad area of low pressure across the southwestern Caribbean is producing a large area of cloudiness with showers and thunderstorms across the region, including Jamaica.
The Met Service says environmental conditions appear conducive for some additional development and there is now a 60 per cent chance of the formation of a tropical cyclone, which is a tropical depression or tropical storm, over the next two days.
The system is currently moving northeastward across the region, and the centre is expected to move near to, or over Jamaica on Friday afternoon, before continuing northeastward and away from the island.
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