THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 10AM EDT UNTIL 1PM THURSDAY 02ND JUNE 2016.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF MAYAGUANA AND ITS ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 9:50AM, LIGHTNING DETECTOR, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW A CLUSTER OF WELL ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMBINATION OF AN UPPER LEVEL AND A LOW LEVEL TROUGH DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MENTIONED ISLAND.

SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEVERE AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY.

BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS WHEN CONDITIONS WORSEN. RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR IN WATER AS THESE CAN BECOME LIGHTENING CONDUCTORS.