THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 9:35 AM EDT UNTIL 11:35 AM MONDAY 08TH JULY 2019.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABACO AND EAST END GRAND BAHAMA AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 9:32 AM LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHWARDS TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE MENTIONED AREA ASSOCIATED WITH TROUGHING IN THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.
SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES, CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL, AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT AND/OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING COULD OCCUR IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS DURING HEAVY DOWNPOUR.
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.
