{"id":345242,"date":"2025-07-23T08:28:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=345242"},"modified":"2025-07-23T08:39:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:39:33","slug":"weather-600-am-july-23-flood-watch-for-dominica-extended-to-600-p-m-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/weather-600-am-july-23-flood-watch-for-dominica-extended-to-600-p-m-today\/","title":{"rendered":"WEATHER (6:00 AM, July 23): Flood Watch for Dominica extended to 6:00 p.m. today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-166886\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Flood-Watch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Flood-Watch.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Flood-Watch-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Increased moisture and instability associated with a strong, westward-moving tropical wave will continue to affect the region during today. Cloudy to overcast skies with widespread showers\u2014some moderate to heavy at times\u2014and scattered thunderstorms can be expected during today and into tonight. As a result, the Flood Watch has been extended until 6 p.m. today, Wednesday. A flood watch means that flooding is possible during the watch period. An extension and or upgrade to a warning is likely, if conditions warrant. Breezy conditions can also be expected during the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The public should remain on alert and exercise caution. Look out for excessive runoff and river flooding, flooding of low-lying bridges and streets, increased turbidity of streams and rivers, and landslides and falling rocks in vulnerable areas.<\/p>\n<p>A slight reduction in Saharan dust concentrations is expected across the area today.<\/p>\n<p>Moderate seas, with an increase in wave heights up to 5 feet on the west coast and up to 8 feet on the east coast, are expected during the period. A small craft advisory is in effect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Increased moisture and instability associated with a strong, westward-moving tropical wave will continue to affect the region during today. 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