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  <sender>Barbados_Meteorological_Services</sender>
  <sent>2020-11-14T13:59:30-04:00</sent>
  <status>Actual</status>
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    <category>Met</category>
    <event>A FLASH-FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN AND NORTH-EASTERN DISTRICTS OF BARBADOS</event>
    <urgency>Immediate</urgency>
    <severity>Extreme</severity>
    <certainty>Observed</certainty>
    <effective>2020-11-14T13:59:30-04:00</effective>
    <expires>2020-11-14T18:00:00-04:00</expires>
    <senderName>Barbados Meteorological Services</senderName>
    <headline>A FLASH-FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN AND NORTH-EASTERN DISTRICTS OF BARBADOS</headline>
    <description>This alert message is valid from 2:00PM on 14th November, 2020 and will be TERMINATED at  6:00pm or sooner if conditions warrant.

A flash-flood warning is issued when rapid flooding due to heavy or excessive rainfall in a short period of time (generally less than 6 hours) is occurring or is imminent in the warning area.

Hazard Info:-


**** Hazard Info ****
Rainfall accumulations of up to 50mm ( 2 inches) have already occurred over some northern and north-eastern districts. Further accumulations of 25 to 50mm (1 to 2 inches) is likely over these districts during the remainder of the afternoon.

Key Message: Residents and visitors should note that the following impacts are imminent during this forecast period :-. Significant runoff from higher elevations. Significant soil erosion is likely on exposed or scarred land surfaces. Large water settlements on roads and fields. Significant adjustments to water levels of existing water bodies (ponds etc.). Significant delays on traffic routes with some roads possibly impassable. Large objects or debris from higher elevations may also become embedded within fast moving water flows. Significant flooding at the foot of hillsides and coastal roads is possible.

For more information specific to your area, please visit:-

https://www.barbadosweather.org/weatherBarResp.php or our social media pages
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    <web>http://www.barbadosweather.org</web>
    <contact>Semelka Jackman</contact>
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