The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has issued A Severe Thunderstorm Warning update from11:40 AM UNTIL 1:40 PM MONDAY 29TH APRIL 2019.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY, NORTH LONG ISLAND, ACKLINS AND CROOKED ISLAND AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR NORTH ANDROS, THE BERRY ISLANDS, SOUTH ABACO, ELEUTHERA, THE EXUMAS AND ITS CAYS AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR GRAND BAHAMA, NORTH ABACO, SAN SALVADOR AND ITS ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 10:35 AM, OBSERVATION, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUED TO DEPICT CLUSTERS OF STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP LAYERED TROUGHING MOVING TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS.

SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEVERE AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY. DURING HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED.

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.

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE