THE METEOROLOGICAL Service has extended the flash flood waning for low-lying and flood-prone areas, of all parishes, until this morning.
As a result more showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected over most of the island today as an active tropical wave continues to generate unstable weather conditions across the western and central Caribbean.
According to the Meteorological Service, Doppler Radar reported moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms mainly over sections of southern parishes yesterday. Showers and thunderstorms were also reported over northern and southern coastal waters.
The Met Office said that further flooding is likely in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
Fishers and other marine interests are further urged to exercise caution as strong winds and rough sea conditions may be encountered in the vicinity of showers and thunderstorms.
REPORTS OF FLOODING
When contacted yesterday, Director-General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Dr. Barbara Carby said there have been no further reports of flooding anywhere across the island.
She said the number of persons in shelters remained about 150 individuals in the parishes of Manchester, St. Elizabeth and St. Ann.
In the meantime, the Met Office said that Hurricane Beta had weakened to a tropical storm.
At 4:00 p.m. yesterday, the centre of Tropical Storm Beta was located near latitude 12.7 degrees north and longitude 84.4 degrees west, about 100 kilometres south of Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Beta wass moving toward the west south-west near 11 km/h. A west to west south-westward motion was expected for the next 24 hours. Maximum sustained winds are near 100 km/h, with higher gusts. Continued weakening was expected and 'Beta' was expected to become a tropical depression overnight.
