THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 12:30 AM EDT UNTIL 12:30 PM EDT TUESDAY, 27TH AUGUST 2019.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH ELEUTHERA, NORTHERN EXUMA CAYS, ANDROS, AND CAT ISLAND, AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 12:25 PM, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER AND TOWARDS THE WARNING AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN.

SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES AND ARE 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: GEOFFREY GREENE