2006
Tuesday, 19 December 2006
Continuous heavy rain since Monday, 18 December drenched Singapore, resulting in the third highest rainfall of 366mm recorded on Tuesday. The heaviest rain Singapore recorded was 512.4mm on 2 December 1978, followed by 469mm in December 1969. Severe floods affected areas such as Thomson, Mandai and Olive Road, severely affecting the business in Goodwood Florist as it is a low lying area. By 11pm, floodwaters have subsided in all flooded areas of Singapore except Olive Road.2010
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
Heavy rains caused flooding in Singapore's central shopping district and snarled traffic throughout the island. Shopping Malls alongFriday, 25 June 2010
A torrential downpour early Friday morning triggered flash floods across the island. Areas likeThursday, 1 July 2010
Heavy rain caused flooding atSaturday, 17 July 2010
A torrential downpour, partially caused by Typhoon Conson, in the early hours of Saturday morning triggered flash floods in various parts of Singapore. Among the hardest hit areas were Braddell Road,Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
At about 3.30 pm, Commonwealth Ave and2011
Sunday, 30 January 2011 and Monday, 31 January 2011
Continuous heavy rainfall since Sunday drenched most of the island, causing flash floods in at least five areas, mostly in the east. Flash floods were reported on theWednesday, 4 May 2011
Heavy rain caused flash floods in several areas including Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and Bishan Street 13. About 90mm of rain fell in less than an hour from 3 pm, said theWednesday, 1 June 2011
Torrential rain caused flooding at the junction of Novena Square, a tree to fall elsewhere and claimed the life of one victim when a boy fell into a swollenSunday, 5 June 2011
A torrential downpour that lasted several hours early on Sunday morning triggered flash floods across several parts of the island. Senett Estate,Thursday, 9 June 2011
Torrential rain over western part of Singapore caused flooding at Jurong East and Choa Chu Kang. Several flats were affected.Friday, 21 October 2011
Heavy rains in the afternoon caused flash floods, affecting several roads, Woodlands Road near the Kranji Expressway (KJE) slip road; the Little India area (Norris Road, Kampong Kapor, Owen Road); Ang Mo Kio Ave 5; and the junction of Jalan Pemimpin and Bishan Street 21. The worst affected roads was in the Upper Serangoon area – after PIE exit, next to the Woodsville flyover. The flash floods subsided in 15 minutes except at Upper Serangoon. The flash flood at Upper Serangoon was due to a choke in an unapproved temporary drainage which was constructed. It was constructed by a contractor carrying out road work for the Land Transport Authority at the Woodsville flyover. The pipes were undersized and not properly connected. The pipes was also obstructed with debris, resulting in severe restriction of the flow of rainwater. The contractor will be prosecuted for illegally obstructing and altering the drainage system.Thursday, 27 October 2011
Heavy rains in the afternoon caused flash floods, affecting areas like Maxwell Road andMonday, 31 October 2011
Heavy rains in the afternoon caused flash floods, affecting several roads, slip road at Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) towards Woodlands, Swiss Club Road (near Sixth Ave, Dunearn Road (near College Green) and Stevens Close. The junction of Mandai Road and Woodlands Road was also flooded, causing the area impassable to traffic. All flash flood subsided by 4 pm. Underpass linking the Orchard MRT Station to Tangs was also flooded with 1–2 cm high water.Friday, 23 December 2011
Heavy rains in the afternoon caused flash floods, affecting Liat Towers and other areas around Orchard Road, Balestier, Cambridge Road, Monk's Hill, Cuscaden Road, Lincoln Road, United Square, Moulmein Road and the junction of Bukit Timah junction and Sixth Avenue. Within hours of the floods, national water agency,"There was ''no flooding'' at Orchard Road. However, water ''ponded'' at the open area of Liat Towers, the underpass between Lucky Plaza and Ngee Ann City, and the basement of Lucky Plaza due to the sustained heavy downpour".PUB subsequently wrote in to newspaper ''
2012
Saturday, 21 January 2012
Heavy rains in the afternoon caused flash floods in parts of Singapore. These areas include Hillview Road at Bukit Timah, Swiss Club Road, as well as Jalan Tari Lilin. The water level in some affected areas subsidised shortly after the flash flood.Monday, 27 February 2012
Torrential rain in the western part of Singapore caused flash floods at Ulu Pandan and Clementi. The localised flood was due to the intense rain. The flood subsided after 20 minutes.Monday, 2 April 2012
A violent pre-dawn thunderstorm known as Sumatra squall rattled Singapore in the early hours, causing flash floods in parts of Singapore. Toh Tuck Road had the heaviest rainfall, with 95.2mm falling by 10 am that day. Three flash floods were reported. At the Marina South underpass, a drain grating was blocked by debris. Tampines Street 81 was the scene of a localised flood due to intense rain, while water at Bishan Street 21 collected in a depression in the road. All three areas remained passable to traffic despite the flash floods.Tuesday, 10 April 2012
The eastern and central region of Singapore were hit by flash floods, after an intense downpour in the afternoon. Affected areas included parts of Upper Paya Lebar, Lorong Ah Soo and the junction of Mt Vernon Road/Bartley Road and several areas in Tampines.Saturday, 5 May 2012
Flash floods were reported in Bukit Timah early Saturday morning after heavy rain fell over western and northern Singapore from 1.30 am to 3.10 am. The highest rainfall of 68.6mm was recorded at Ngee Ann Polytechnic from 1.40 am to 2.10 am. Affected areas include Bukit Timah Road (between Wilby Road and Blackmore Drive), Dunearn Road (between Jalan Anak Bukit and Sixth Avenue) and Kranji Expressway slip road (towards Woodlands Road). Flood waters reached a depth of up to 25 cm along Bukit Timah Road and Dunearn Road and subsided within 40 minutes.Thursday, 27 September 2012
A sudden and heavy thunderstorm in the night caused flash floods in several parts of Singapore for about an hour. Kim Tian Road, Tanjong Pagar Road and Marina South underpass were affected, although waters receded in less than an hour.Wednesday, 31 October 2012 and Thursday, 1 November 2012
On Wednesday, flash floods were reported along Ayer Rajah Expressway after the Alexandra exit at around noon, according to Facebook updates from the national water agency PUB. Other affected areas included Thomson, Dunearn, Cambridge and Tiong Bahru roads. The water subsided within 15 to 20 minutes, and some motorists reported stalled cars at Novena and a traffic jam from there to Marymount. On Thursday, heavy downpour causes flash floods in various parts of Singapore such as Serangoon, Bukit Timah, Toa Payoh and Orchard Road. Rain water subsided quickly. One driver lost control of his car while travelling in heavy rain and crashed into a canal after colliding with another car. Strong currents drifted the car down the canal for more than 50m.2013
Friday, 8 February 2013
Heavy rains in the afternoon caused flash floods in Cuscaden area and Ang Mo Kio, which caused the floodwater to fall from the top to the bottom of the staircase in Cuscaden.Sunday, 28 April 2013
28 April 2013 flash floods in the east of Singapore saw vehicles getting stuck in the floodwaters. On that afternoon, a tree that got uprooted amid strong wind and rain on Saturday afternoon fell on a car, killing 25-year-old driving instructor Jason Cheong. His 34-year-old student Marliana Sumarno, who was in the driver's seat at the time, miraculously escaped with just minor cuts and abrasions. This happened even though the Honda City car they were in was crushed by the huge tree, which stretched across more than two lanes of the road.Thursday, 5 September 2013
Heavy rainfall of 102.8mm between 8.10 am to 9.40 am caused flash floods at National University of Singapore, large sections of Ayer Rajah Expressway near Clementi, Commonwealth Avenue, South Bridge Road, Tomlinson Road and Alexandra area. This led to a complete closure of a section of AYE towards the city. The Commonwealth area was most seriously affected by the flash floods. Shortly after, PUB announced plans to upgrade the Sungei Pandan Kechil and Commonwealth Avenue, the former covering the affected area of AYE.Sunday, 20 October 2013
Heavy rain over the eastern and central parts led to flash floods at Paya Lebar Road (under PIE-Paya Lebar flyover), Service Road off Upper Paya Lebar Road (near Lim Teck Boo Road), Arumugam Road and Ubi Ave 2, Eunos Crescent, junction of MacPherson Road and Harvey Road, PIE (towards Changi Airport) slip road at Stevens Rd Exit and Thomson Road near Novena Rise. The flash floods subsided within 30 minutes, except for the flood at Arumugam Road which subsided within one hour.Monday, 28 October 2013
Flash floods hit Chai Chee after a heavy downpour in the afternoon, leaving some vehicles stranded. The flood at the junction of New Upper Changi Road and Chai Chee Road made the roads, at one point, impassable to traffic. The waters subsided in half an hour. By 5pm, the road was once more passable for traffic.Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Vehicles were left stranded at the junction between Chai Chee Road and New Upper Changi Road after the area was flooded again. Heavy rain also caused flash floods at the same junction on Monday, 28 October.Sunday, 3 November 2013 and Monday, 4 November 2013
On Sunday, heavy rain caused flash floods in Chai Chee again in the afternoon, leaving some vehicles stranded. Heavy rain also caused flash floods in the same junction on Wednesday, 30 October and Monday, 28 October. On Monday, flash floods were reported at a number of locations following heavy rain in the afternoon. Affected areas were Dunearn Road (between Yarwood Avenue and Binjai Park), junction of Sunset Drive and Sunset Square, slip road from Clementi Road to Ulu Pandan Road, junction of Clementi Avenue 4 and Commonwealth Avenue West, and Lorong Kismis. The slip road from Clementi Road to Ulu Pandan Road was not passable to traffic for 15 minutes. The heaviest rainfall was recorded at Ngee Ann Polytechnic rain gauge station, at 86.6mm from 3 pm to 4.40 pm. It peaked between 3.30 pm to 4 pm, with a rainfall of 51.8mm.2018
Monday, 8 January 2018
On Monday morning, flash floods were reported along Tampines Road, Jalan Nipah, Sims Avenue/Tanjong Katong Road junction, Arumugam Road, the junction of Bedok Road and Upper Changi Road East and Tampines Ave 12 junction.Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Heavy rain on Wednesday evening caused flash floods in parts of western and central Singapore. Outram Road was covered in muddy water and barriers from a construction site were spotted floating in the middle lane of the road and obstructing vehicle. Flooding also took place at Jalan Boon Lay and International Road.Saturday, 10 November 2018
Flash floods were reported along Choa Chu Kang Way to Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1, Bukit Batok West Avenue 5 (near Esso petrol station and Bukit Batok Driving Centre). PUB claimed that about 100mm of rain was recorded between 4.40pm and 6pm at Bukit Panjang, 40 per cent of the average monthly rainfall in November.2019
Monday, 3 June 2019
Heavy rains on Monday afternoon led to flash floods over Commonwealth Lane and Craig Road at approximately 1.24pm, with both lanes affected. Four minutes later, floodwaters subsided along Commonwealth Lane. At 2.06pm, it is also reported that flooding in Craig Road have also receded.Monday, 2 December 2019
Heavy rain in the afternoon has led to flash floods over Jurong East and Choa Chu Kang, making traffic impassable at a point of time.2020
Thursday, 30 April 2020
Thundery showers over Paya Lebar, Punggol and Hougang caused flash floods in the areas which lasted less than 30 minutes. The flash floods was caused by roadside drains inability to cope with the "intense rainfall". The rainfall recorded, 128.4mm, was one of the highest recorded over past 30 years. Sandbags were provided by PUB officers to affected residents.Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Heavy rain was reported affecting the vicinity of Changi Fire station, Jurong Town Hall Road, Opera Estate, the intersection of Bedok North Avenue 4 and Upper Changi Road, and New Upper Changi Road.Monday, 2 November 2020
Heavy rain fell over Singapore on Monday afternoon, resulting in flash floods in several parts of the island, some lasting as long as 30 minutes. Shelf clouds were observed during the heavy rain. Some areas which experienced floods were Upper Paya Lebar Road, Lorong Gambir and Mount Vernon Road. The heaviest rain of 131.4mm was recorded in Tai Seng between 2.40pm and 6.10pm according to PUB.2021
Friday, 1 January 2021 and Saturday, 2 January 2021
Continuous heavy rain over the first two days of 2021 has led to flash floods in Singapore and Johor Bahru. In Singapore, flash floods occurred in Bishan and Lorong Halus. As of 7pm on 2 January 2021, 210.6mm of rain has fallen over the Changi climate station between 12am and 7pm on Saturday. 318.6mm of rain has fallen over the first two days of January, more than the average of 238.3mm for the month of January. The amount of rain that fell over the two days was also within the top 1 per cent of maximum daily rainfall records in 39 years.Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Some roads in western Singapore were impassable after heavy rain led to flash floods. According to PUB, floods were reported in Boon Lay Way and Corporation Road, as well as Enterprise Road in Jurong West.Saturday, 17 April 2021
Heavy rain in the afternoon led to flooding along pavements in the west and central, as well as in Bukit Timah. The highest rainfall of 161.4mm recorded over western Singapore accounts for 91 per cent of the average monthly rainfall for April.Friday, 20 August 2021
Widespread heavy rain in the early morning on Friday led to flooding at Pasir Ris Drive 12, making traffic impassable for a moment.Tuesday, 24 August 2021
Continuous heavy rain on Tuesday morning resulted in severe flooding along the Bukit Timah area. Tuesday was also the wettest day of 2021, with 247.2mm of rain being recorded at Mandai.Monday, 30 August 2021
Heavy rain in the morning resulted in flash flooding in Hougang Avenue 8 and the Punggol way slip road to the Tampines Expressway, while several areas in Singapore are at the risk of flash floods. Later in the day, the national water agency updated that floodwaters have subsided.2022
Sunday, 27 February 2022
Prolonged heavy rain over many areas of Singapore on Sunday afternoon has resulted in the occurrence of flash floods in areas such as the junction of Ubi Avenue 3, Eunos Link and the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) slip road entrance and exit at Bedok North Avenue 3. The heaviest rainfall of 141.8mm was recorded at Kim Chuan Road rainfall station between 11.35am and 2.55pm.See also
* 1978 Singapore flood * 2006–07 Southeast Asian floodsReferences
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