THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FROM 10:30AM TO 12:30PM, WEDNESDAY, 10TH JANUARY, 2018.
A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EXUMAS AND ITS CAYS, CAT ISLAND AND ELEUTHERA AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY INDICATED A BROAD AREA OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP LAYERED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN GULF THAT IS ADVECTING DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS PRODUCING UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA. THE AREA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH AND EAST AT 10 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR.
SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES, GENERATING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL AND THE POSSIBILITY OF WATERSPOUTS OR TORNADO ACTIVITY. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS AS WELL AS SOME STREET FLOODING SO EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE MOVING ABOUT AND STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
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.
