Heavy afternoon showers and thunderstorms caused flooding, felled trees and power outages across various areas of Trinidad yesterday.
Flooding was reported from as south as the Southern Main Road in Otahetie to as north as Morne Coco Road, Diego Martin.
Street and flash flooding also occurred across various areas of Port-of-Spain and Chaguanas, causing traffic delays and sending pedestrians scampering for dry land.
Flash flooding rendered parts of the Morne Coco Road in Diego Martin impassable to all vehicles shortly after midday, with significant traffic delays along the Western Main Road into the Audrey Jeffery Highway due to flooding near Cocorite.
The Western Main Road in Carenage was also temporarily impassable after a large tree fall around 1.45 pm, blocking both lanes of the roadway.
Power outages were also reported across parts of central and northern Trinidad, including Charlieville, Longdenville, Woodbrook and Valsayn.
According to the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government, they received 19 reports of flooding and one landslide from communities in the Siparia Regional Corporation. However, the ministry said major rivers were reported at below 50 per cent in its 1 pm update.
While no alerts, watches or warnings were issued by the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service for T&T, in a social media post, they said, “Some morning sunshine together with light and variable surface winds and low-level convergence from the east is causing instability over Trinidad and Tobago. This is producing light to moderate showers and thunderstorms in a few areas. Conditions are forecast to be relatively settled by night-time despite a few showers in some areas.”
The Met Office also cautioned, “In the event of a heavy shower or thunderstorm, winds can become gusty in the vicinity, and street or flash flooding is likely in areas so prone.”
