October 11, 2007: A low pressure system hovering over the western Caribbean has been responsible for persistent rain over the island of Jamaica since Sunday. A Flash flood warning issued by the island's Meteorological Service on Monday, has been extended into Thursday as the unstable weather conditions continue to prevail.

Reports are emerging of severe flooding in low lying areas predominantly in Eastern and Central Jamaica, with at least one confirmed landslide, all making several roads impassible. In some flood-prone areas, persons are being evacuated from their homes and taken to shelters as the rain continues to fall.

According to the National Hurricane center's analysis of the weather pattern at 5:30pm on Wednesday Oct 10. the immediate forecast is not too bright.

"A LARGE BUT DISORGANIZED AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER...ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE...EXTENDS FROM THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS CUBA...JAMAICA...HISPANIOLA...AND PORTIONS OF THE BAHAMAS.  WHILE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT ANTICIPATED...IT COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS THESE AREAS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS". http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/