Severe Weather Warning Update from The Bahamas Deparment of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Thunderstorm Warning from 12:35 PM until 2:30 PM TUESDAY 23RD JULY 2019.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ABACO, NORTH ANDROS AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 12:32 PM LIGHTNING DETECTOR, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED CLUSTERS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH RESIDUAL MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION #3 MOVING ACROSS AND TOWARDS 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 AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS.

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