THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERTSTORM WARNING FROM 2:45PM TO 4:45PM, SUNDAY, 27TH MAY, 2018.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ANDROS, NEW PROVIDENCE, THE BERRY ISLANDS AND ABACO AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY ALONG WITH LIGHTNING DETECTION INDICATES A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE AND OUTER BANDS FROM SUBTROPICAL STORM ALBERTO AFFECTING THE AFORMENTIONED ISLANDS. THE LINE IS MOVING TOWARDS TO NORTH NEAR 15 TO 20 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 SO 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.
