THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 3:00PM EDT UNTIL 6:00PM SATURDAY 09TH DECEMBER 2017.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH ANDORS, BERRY ISLAND AND ABACO AND ITS ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 3:00PM OBSERVATION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE ISLANDS OF ANDROS, BERRY ISLANDS, ABACO AND GRAND BAHAMA.
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 LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS
