Tropical Storm Lili 2002

Tropical Storm Lili impacted the islands of Barbados, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia between Sunday September 22 until the early morning of Tuesday September 24, 2002 when the all clear was issued. TS Lili had characteristics of 45 -- 55mph sustained wind speeds with gusts up to 65 -- 75mph. Rainfall estimates ranged from 2 to 4inches in most areas. No significant flooding situations were reported in any of the islands. However, Storm Surges were reported in NE St. Vincent, Barbados, Saint Lucia and North Grenada. In Grenada from rapid assessment done by members of the District Disaster committees and the Police in some areas, it was reported that the storm affected all areas of the island. The north and north west of the island were more severely affected. This includes St. Patrick's, St. Mark's, Carriacou and Petit Martinique. Wind damage to buildings, landslides and disruption of power by fallen trees has been the main devastation reported.

Infrastructure and Housing effects
Roads, both main and secondary, were impacted by the event. In St. Patrick's, an approximate 16 feet of road has been under-mined, making vehicular traffic impassible. In Carriacou, dirt roads were washed away in many areas. The Gouvey and Mahoe bridges in St. Patrick's have been broken while the bridge in Red Mudd, St. Patrick's was partly damaged. One dwelling house was completely destroyed, being smashed by a landslide. Five (5) houses lost their entire roof while eight (8) sustained partial damages. One wooden shop was swept away by a river in St. Patrick's, the Berean Camp which houses part of the St. Patrick's R.C. School received partial damage to its roof. The warehouse of the Grenada Cocoa Association in Mt. Horne suffered some minor damages to part of its roof by a fallen tree. In Carriacou, the roof of the Government's storage house on the farm in Limlair was also damaged as well as the roof in Belair Hospital.
Critical Facilities and Utilities- The National Water and Sewerage Authority suffered damages to some of their main pipelines. Water supplies have been disrupted in many communities on the island. There was nationwide power outage. However, power was restored in St. George's shortly after the passage of Lili (within 8 hours). The northern, eastern and northwestern areas are without electricity as poles are still down. Telephone communications remained intact. Damages have not been reported.
Agriculture & Livestock- A vegetable farm in St. Patrick's was inundated. Many banana trees fell and large trees blocked roads. Three (3) sheep drowned in Petit Martinique due to flooding.
Health- The Health Clinic at Sauteurs was inaccessible since fallen trees blocked roads leading to the facility. The medical clinic in Petit Martinique sustained damages to part of its roof while the hospital in Belair, Carriacou was flooded in some parts.

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