By Kimone Witter
A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for low-lying and flood-prone areas of St. Mary, Portland, St. Thomas, Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Catherine and Clarendon.
This is effective until 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The Meteorological Service says a Broad Trough across the central and western Caribbean is producing a large area of organized showers and thunderstorms across the region, including Jamaica.
Observational data indicate that light to moderate showers and thunderstorms have been affecting eastern parishes since early this morning, and is forecast to spread to south-central parishes by this afternoon.
Projections are for periods of showers and thunderstorms, which may be heavy at times, to affect most parishes, especially eastern and south-central parishes through to Wednesday evening.