HE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FROM 12:20AM UNTIL 03:20AM SATURDAY 19TH MAY 2018.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ANDROS, GRAND BAHAMA AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 12:15AM LIGHTNING DETECTOR, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED CLUSTERS OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE WATCH AREAS.
SOME OF THESE 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 WATCH AREAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE 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.
