The Bahamas Department of Meterology has issued A Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 9:00AM EDT until 11:00AM EDT FRIDAY, 23RD AUGUST 2019.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GRAND BAHAMA, ABACO AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE BERRY ISLANDS ALONG WITH ITS ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 8:45AM, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER AND TOWARDS THE WARNING AREAS…ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.

SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS CONDITIONS WORSEN. RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR IN WATER AS THESE CAN BECOME LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS.

ISSUED BY DUTY FORECASTER: S. SEARS / G. GREENE