When residents in Singapore roused from their deep sleep yesterday (13 July), they must have wondered if they had woken up in another country.
Was COVID-19 just one long nightmare? Was I able to take my vacation abroad after all?
But alas, COVID-19 is very much a reality, and it’d just been raining heavily while we slept.
The downpour continued into the day, and temperatures dropped to a nice and chilly 22.5°C.
Heavy Showers & Flash Floods
Heavy showers were observed across the country yesterday, mostly in the north-western parts of the island.
This included areas such as Ang Mo Kio, Upper Peirce Reservoir, Bukit Panjang, and Tengah. Bukit Panjang recorded the highest rainfall collected – 114.2mm – since midnight.
Heavy rains were also observed in Toa Payoh and Tai Seng.
Flash floods were also observed along Tampines Expressway in the morning. The water level on the roads there had risen to the height of half a wheel, which is why some vehicles were seen wading slowly through the water.
Two Large Trees Collapsed
Large trees and heavy rains just don’t go together, do they?
Large trees in Yishun and Bukit Batok ended up collapsing during the downpours.
In Yishun, the tree collapsed on the road in an HDB carpark at Block 645, Yishun Street 61.
According to Nee Soon GRC MP Faishal Ibrahim, there were no injuries nor damage to common property.
“Nee Soon Town Council acted quickly and their property team and contractor were on site shortly to barricade the site and provide traffic control while they removed the fallen tree,” he wrote.
In Bukit Batok, the collapse was a little more dangerous, as a large tree fell on four motorcycles in a carpark.
The collapse occurred at Block 417 Bukit Batok Avenue 4 at around 10am yesterday. The extent of the damage is unclear.
Next 3 Days Will Be Partly Cloudy as Heavy Rain Will Come Back on Saturday (17 July) Instead
The heavy rains were hardly a surprise as the weatherman earlier said that thundery showers could be expected in the first half of July.
If you’re hoping for the kind of sweater weather we had yesterday, however, you might have to wait until Saturday.
According to the Meteorological Service Singapore’s (MSS), the weather is likely to be partly cloudy in the next three days, and thundery showers are expected on Saturday.
This means that you can chuck that thick woollen sweater of yours, as daily temperatures will return to a range of 25°C. to 34°C.
Well, it was nice while it lasted.
In the meantime, you might want to know what setting you should set for your air-conditioner during this period. Watch this video to the end to know more:
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