THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 11:45 AM EDT UNTIL

1:45 PM FRIDAY 12TH JULY 2019.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ANDROS,

GRAND BAHAMA, ABACO, THE BERRY ISLANDS AND NEW

PROVIDENCE ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 11:43 AM LIGHTNING DETECTOR, RADAR AND SATELLITE

IMAGERY DEPICTED CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS RELATED TO AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER

THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS MOVING TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE

MENTIONED AREAS.

SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE AT

TIMES AND CAN PRODUCE 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 DOWNPOURS.

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.

ISSUED BY DUTY FORECASTER: PATRICIA WEEKS

ISSUED: FRIDAY 12TH JULY 2019 @ 11:45AM