The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS) has discontinued the Adverse Weather Alert for Trinidad as most of the heavy rains remained to T&T’s north, bringing floods and landslides to parts of Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados. While the TTMS has officially discontinued the alert, isolated thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are forecast today.
What you need to know
— What has happened: Periods of rain, isolated heavy showers, and brief thunderstorms with gusty winds have moved across T&T over the last 48 hours, but conditions have somewhat stabilized into Sunday across the country.
— What to expect: Cloudy conditions with isolated to scattered showers, periods of rain, with thunderstorms favoring southern and eastern areas of Trinidad, accompanied by occasional gusty winds. In isolated areas, 24-hour rainfall accumulations up to 50 millimeters are possible, with most areas receiving between 5 millimeters and 15 millimeters of rainfall overall.
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Hazardous Seas Alert Discontinued For T&T
Trinidad and Tobago is NOT under any tropical storm or hurricane threat, watch, or warning.
The Adverse Weather Alert
Hours The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service discontinued the Adverse Weather Alert (Yellow Level) on Sunday at 5:31 AM.
Trinidad and Tobago is not under any tropical storm watch or warning at this time.
According to the TTMS, “Although there is a low to medium chance (30% to 60%) of a few heavy showers and or rain today (Sunday 12th November 2023) and also the low to medium chance (30% to 60%) of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon, the potential for impactful weather has decreased substantially over the last few hours.“ This “alert” status takes into account the possibility of the event ending, with the certainty at its lowest, at unlikely.
The alert’s color indicates the event’s severity and probability of the event occurring. Currently, the alert level is at Green, as the discontinuation was issued, with certainty at unlikely, and according to the TTMS, possible impacts are still forecast to be moderate, which is unusual for a discontinuation alert.
You should be aware of the hazards in your area, mainly with gusty winds exceeding 55 KM/H and locally heavy rainfall.
For a moderate Adverse Weather Alert, there is the potential for possible injuries, where behavioral changes are required to ensure safety. There may be minor damage to property, with income-earning temporarily disrupted and a couple of communities affected.
The Met Office is still advising the public to remain vigilant to changing weather conditions in your vicinity and continue to monitor official weather reports and updates.
