A Severe Weather System affected Tobago and was accompanied by thunder showers and gusty winds in excess of 60 km/hr associated with the ITCZ. There were confirmed reports of damages to roofs of houses in the Pembroke, Delaford and Speyside areas. There were also reports of power outages in several areas in Tobago. CERT teams were deployed to perform reconnaissance in the affected areas.   

Responses:

§  The TEOC/CERT was Partially activated at Speyside

§  12 persons were temporarily housed at Speyside CERT centre- Social Services intervened and relocated the twelve (12) persons to a dwelling house.

§  Fallen Tree at Lucy Vale was cleared by the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service

§  T&TEC restored power to Lambeau and conducted repairs in Delaford and Speyside

§  Tarpaulins were provided to affected residents in Speyside and Pembroke

Incidents:

§  ENTIRE ROOF OF HOUSE AT TOP HILL, SPEYSIDE OPPOSITE THE ANGLICAN CHURCH WAS BLOWN OFF.  THERE WERE 12 OCCUPANTS IN THE HOUSE WHICH INCLUDED 2 ADULTS AND 10 CHILDREN AGE RANGING FROM 18 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS OLD.

§  Roof Damage in Delaford:

§  ONE SHEET OF GALVANIZE BLEW OFF FROM A DWELLING HOUSE AT JOHN GULLY CROWN TRACE, DELAFORD.

§  DUE TO THE EXCAVATING WORK ON A DRAIN NEARBY ALONG WITH THE CONTINUOUS RAINFALL, WATER FROM THE DRAIN POSED A THREAT TO TWO HOUSES AT MINIMAX DRIVE. THE STREET AFTER SPRING GARDN TRACE, SPRING GARDEN.

§  THE ENTIRE DOWNSTAIRS OF A HOUSE AT SCIPIO TRACE OF ALLFIELDS, LOWLANDS,  WAS FLOODED.  THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FIRE SERVICE CLEARED WATER CHANNEL TO MITIGATE THREAT TO PREMISES.

§  A landslide at the bottom of Ebenezer Methodist Primary School in Betsy’s Hope, partially blocked the road.

§  ON AUGUST 12^TH, 2007 THERE WAS A LANDSLIDE IN THE FRONT AND AT THE SIDE OF A HOUSE AT BAMBOO GULLY, OPPOSITE SUMMER HILL, PLYMOUTH ROAD.