A Severe Thunderstorm Warning In Effect for Grand Bahama, Abaco, Exuma and Long Island

Fri, May 18th 2018, 09:29 AM

THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 6:30AM UNTIL 8:30AM FRIDAY 18TH MAY 2018.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR GRAND BAHAMA, ABACO, THE EXUMA, LONG ISLAND, RAGGED ISLAND AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS. 

AT 6:20AM LIGHTNING DETECTOR, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED CLUSTERS AND LINES OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER AND TOWARDS THOSE ISLANDS. 

SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE TO HEAVY AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS, AND POSSIBLE HAIL, WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY.

 BOATERS IN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS SHOULD STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR IN WATER AS THESE CAN BECOME LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS.

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