The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS) has discontinued the Adverse Weather Alert for Trinidad and Tobago 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 36 hours, but conditions are forecast to continue stabilizing through the afternoon. There have been reports of strong winds across both islands, street flooding, and fallen trees in northeastern Trinidad.
— 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 25 millimeters are possible, with most areas receiving less than 15 millimeters of additional rainfall overall.
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TTMS Issues Adverse Weather Alert For T&T
Trinidad and Tobago is NOT under any tropical storm or hurricane threat, watch, or warning at this time.
The Adverse Weather Alert
Hours The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service discontinued the Adverse Weather Alert (Yellow Level) on Thursday at 2:51 PM.
Trinidad and Tobago is not under any tropical storm watch or warning at this time.
According to the TTMS, “Despite the low (20%) chance of the isolated thunderstorm mainly during the late afternoon/ early evening and few lingering showers overnight, the threat of impactful weather associated with the recent passage of a low-level trough system has decreased significantly.“ This “alert” status takes into account the possibility of the event ending, with the certainty at its highest, at very likely/observed.
The alert’s color indicates the event’s severity and probability of occurring. Currently, the alert level is Green, as the discontinuation was issued, with certainty at very likely or observed. According to the TTMS, possible impacts are minor.
The Met Office is still advising the public to monitor official sources for information.
