The Meteorological Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for low-lying and flood-prone areas of Kingston & St. Andrew, St. Thomas, St. Mary, Portland, St. Catherine, St. Ann and Clarendon.
This is in effect until 5 o'clock Friday afternoon.
A Broad Trough across the central Caribbean has been producing a large area of unstable weather across the region including Jamaica since Monday.
This system is expected to remain across the area Friday, bringing increased rainfall to the island.
The forecast is for periods of showers and thunderstorms to continue affecting sections of most parishes through to Saturday, with most of the activities across central and eastern parishes.
Due to rainfall over the last few days and the resulting ground saturation, flooding and landslides are very likely.
Fishers and other marine interests should exercise caution as sea conditions will deteriorate due to thunderstorms and strong gusty winds.
comments powered by Disqus
All feeds
