The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Thunderstorm Warning from 12:30 PM EDT UNTIL 2:30 PM TUESDAY 18TH JUNE 2019.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL GRAND BAHAMA, AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 12:25 PM LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND HEAVY TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHWARDS TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE MENTIONED AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH TROUGHING IN THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHWEST 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: IAN V. MCKENZIE