Met Office issues Flood Watch from 6:00 pm on Wednesday

A high-pressure system will remain the dominant feature across the Lesser Antilles during the next 12 to 18 hours maintaining a strong trade wind flow.

Thereafter, by tonight into Thursday, a dissipating frontal boundary is projected to move southward across the island chain resulting in a further increase in cloudiness and shower activity across Dominica particularly on Thursday into Friday.

As a result, a Flood Watch will be in effect for Dominica as of 6:00 pm this evening.

Persons in areas prone to flooding, landslides and falling rocks are advised to be vigilant and to exercise caution during the period.

Rough seas are expected with waves peaking up to 10.0 feet during today.

A further increase to peak between 12.0 to 15.0 feet is anticipated by after midnight into Friday. A small craft warning and a high surf advisory are in effect for above normal seas and high winds.

Small craft operators, persons living near the coast and other sea users, particularly on the northern and eastern coast, are advised to exercise extreme caution.

Sea bathers are advised to stay out of the water.

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5 Comments

  1. jj
    February 22, 2018

    the world maybe..but it didnt say nuthin about dominica; stop with these general statements

  2. Mike Moses
    February 21, 2018

    It is a shame to see that my people still haven’t learn from all the signs God almighty has been giving us prompting us to repent and serve him right!
    If Maria didn’t wake you up then we are doomed.
    Prophecy has never been so rampant in our time as 8s now, but we right track in CANAVAL jumping up and down and now you all call our father, i suppose we th8nk God’ is one of our boys we can just foo, right?
    Well change not and repent not but the second coming of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ is upon us, God will be here sooner than you could ever think, MAN’s self rule is coming to and end just as Satan’s rule is too. And to be honest it’s won’t go beyond 2020.
    Be ye comforted and warned..

    Love you my people. Take heed

  3. Hope
    February 21, 2018

    Heavenly Father I’m not sure how much more our tarpaulins can take nuh….hmmmm….those two last weeks of high wind has been threatening to make my neighbours and I homelessness…. Alas…..

  4. Ba Yo Bwa
    February 21, 2018

    For the believers, they should take comfort in the biblical prophesy – that the world will never be destroyed by a Noah-type flood, but by fire next time. Of how comforting it is to our neighbors stoll braving the constant deluge under tarpaulin, only God knows.

  5. Ba Yo Bwa
    February 21, 2018

    For the believers, they should take comfort in the biblical prophesy – that the world will never be destroyed by a Noah-type flood, but by fire next time. Of how comfort it is to our neighbors stoll braving the constant deluge under tarpaulin, only God knows.

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