The official tropical weather thread 2017

[nervewrecker]

Well, multiple trees across road on the way to santa flora.
Tree across t&tec HT lines on sudama junction, all 3 lines shorted, two insulators broken off.
Lines on ground in front NP station santa flora, not sure if pole fell..
Tree across road in wilson road penal.
Areas around police station in fyzabad under water. Neil fast food ok (main thing).

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Any person in here care to explain the no thunderstorm activity with this storm..I have experienced bad weather in MIA and it was way worse than this...so my question..is it normal to have a storm without thunder and lightning???

[matr1x]

In hurricanes and ts, it's normal not to have it plenty

[ary1]

Port of spain is a ghost town.First time in years there is parking on the road on Edward street after 6am.Only a little water infront the pos market east bound.

[Morpheus]

Real rain Arouca. Ready to leave home about 30mins now but me eh looking forward to getting soaked nah...

[eekipoo]

Still no current in Tabaquite since last night

[Dizzy28]

Flow cable down..... Apparently quite a while now.

[adnj]

Any person in here care to explain the no thunderstorm activity with this storm..I have experienced bad weather in MIA and it was way worse than this...so my question..is it normal to have a storm without thunder and lightning???

All storms are not thunderstorms. You need a particular kind of cloud (Cumulonimbus) and a particular kind of air instability (vertical lift) to create the cloud. You can have thunder and lightning without rain.

[janfar]

Torrential rain here in Mayaro now. I expect serious flooding this week. River rising fast.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

any pics of areas under water?

[wx_klb]

any pics of areas under water?

Check TTWeatherCenter on twitter. Posting like every 10 minutes.

[SRASC]

Likely was shared, but if it wasn't

https://www.facebook.com/TTWeatherCente ... 870536958/

[Back2Studio]

South get it good. Debe Trace, Barrackpore, Gopaul Lands....all fooded.

[SRASC]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BVj9eV8jxfI ... ttguardian
Flooding at Caparo, Central Trinidad in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Bret

[BUSHMASTER]

This storm had better happen, because I am sick of always hearing about a storm coming and it never happens. So for once I hope these people are right, its not like its going to be bad or anything we getting a lil breeze there is nothing to worry about.

how the lil breeze affect yuh dotish arse

[K74T]

This storm had better happen, because I am sick of always hearing about a storm coming and it never happens. So for once I hope these people are right, its not like its going to be bad or anything we getting a lil breeze there is nothing to worry about.

how the lil breeze affect yuh dotish arse

Ah doubt it clear de cobweb from he brain, looks like he will remain Effectively Dotish.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BVj9eV8jxfI/?taken-by=ttguardian
Flooding at Caparo, Central Trinidad in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Bret

Real commendable this fella walking through flood with his lunch bag to go to work. Though I feel he saying "allyuh clean up that mess, I going to to work yes"

[janfar]

Ortoire River WILL over flow soon and lock off Mayaro. Don't plan to come down this side today or tomorrow.

[Country_Bookie]

so kfc open back? lunchtime beckons and me eh see no doubles man this morning.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Caroni on the verge as well....that's when ttpost and environs go feel it

[X_Factor]

i read somewhere that high tide is 1pm today
that's gonna be pressure

[bluesclues]

well as long as it dont swing back riding the gulf coastlines i think we in the clear.

@pariaman next time dont stick your hand out the window. a more accurate test would be for you to stand on the roof of the car while it moving 65km/h without any braces or support.

[nervewrecker]

well as long as it dont swing back riding the gulf coastlines i think we in the clear.

@pariaman next time dont stick your hand out the window. a more accurate test would be for you to stand on the roof of the car while it moving 65km/h without any braces or support.

De highway cause the flooding this time?

Real antics this morning yes. Now come back in.

[toyolink]

The impact of Bret could have been worse and I am thankful that all seem to be fixable.
We are not quite out of the woods yet but if we confront the challenges we now face constructively things are going to be okay.

[matr1x]

So, will 8 ball be visiting the flood affected areas in south?

[novastar1]

Heavy rains back in San Fernando

[matr1x]

Unverified ,but heard of 2 tornadoes. On in central, and another southeast

[hydroep]

Minister of Local Government Kazim Hosein says they're looking at probably 2-3 days for the waters to subside.

[novastar1]

Ortoire River WILL over flow soon and lock off Mayaro. Don't plan to come down this side today or tomorrow.

River could take out the latrine?

But then all the faeces may float your way

[bluesclues]

well as long as it dont swing back riding the gulf coastlines i think we in the clear.

@pariaman next time dont stick your hand out the window. a more accurate test would be for you to stand on the roof of the car while it moving 65km/h without any braces or support.

De highway cause the flooding this time?

Real antics this morning yes. Now come back in.

Lol

2-4inches of rain with improper/inadequate/clogged drainage will create accumulation in certain areas resulting in 8 and 12inch+ water levels. Issue isnt the 2-4inches alone. Extended rainfall will test any country's drainage systems. That's why you need to do your best to make sure theyre clear before a storm to mitigate the effects.