The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has issued a Thunderstorm Warning from 10:00 AM EDT UNTIL 12:00 PM THURSDAY 26TH APRIL 2018.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR NEW PROVIDENCE AND SOUTH ELEUTHERA.

AT 9:55 AM, RAt 7:55 AM, radar, satellite imagery and the lighting detector continued to depict a cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving toward or over the mentioned islands. This area is associated with a stalled frontal boundary in the vicinity of the Central Bahamas

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.

ISSUED BY DUTY FORECASTER GEOFFREY GREENE