The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 12:30PM EDT until2:30PM WEDNESDAY 07TH AUGUST 2019.

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

AT 12:25PM LIGHTNING DETECTOR, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED LINES OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING MOVING ACROSS AND TOWARDS THE WARNING AREAS.

SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEVERE AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS, 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