Singapore flash flood advisory for motorists, Digi Mart USA News (Singapore): Motorists are advised to steer clear of parts of west and central Singapore due to flash flood risks, with a junction of West Coast Road and West Coast Way flooding on the afternoon of November 10.
National water agency PUB issued an advisory on social media platform X at 2.27 p.m. urging motorists to avoid West Coast Way for the next hour.
At 2.35 p.m., it alerted motorists to a flash flood at the junction of West Coast Road and West Coast Way, near the Japanese Kindergarten. In an update at 3 p.m., the agency said the flood waters had subsided.
Motorists were also advised to avoid Mackenzie Road near Bukit Timah Road for an hour from 2.52 p.m., the junction of Balmoral Road and Stevens Road for an hour from 2.55 p.m., and Bencoolen Street for an hour from 3 p.m., due to the risk of flash floods.
In its fortnightly weather forecast issued on October 29, the Meteorological Service Singapore said moderate to heavy thundery showers are expected over parts of the island on most afternoons in the first half of November. The showers may extend into the evening on a few of these days, the weather agency said.
The total rainfall for the first two weeks of November is forecast to be slightly above its long-term average over most parts of the island, the agency added.
