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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Is In Effect For Andros, Berry Islands and New Providence
Tue, Mar 19th 2024, 07:50 AM
THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AND WARNING FROM 6:55 AM TO 8:55 AM, TUESDAY, 19THMARCH, 2024. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ANDROS AND THE BERRY ISLANDS AND ADJACENT WATERS… A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NEW PROVIDENCE AND ADJACENT WATERS. AT 6:50 AM, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR, AND SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUE TO DEPICT A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD AND ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEASTWARDS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL, AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS. BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS WHEN CONDITIONS WORSEN. RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR IN WATER AS THESE CAN BECOME LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS.
THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AND WARNING FROM 6:55 AM TO 8:55 AM, TUESDAY, 19THMARCH, 2024.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ANDROS AND THE BERRY ISLANDS AND ADJACENT WATERS…
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NEW PROVIDENCE AND ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 6:50 AM, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR, AND SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUE TO DEPICT A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD AND ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEASTWARDS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.
SOME OF THESE SHOWERS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL, AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS.
BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS WHEN CONDITIONS WORSEN. RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR IN WATER AS THESE CAN BECOME LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS.
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