THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 2:35PM EDT UNTIL 4:35 PM TUESDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2019.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH LONG ISLAND, EXUMA AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 2:32 PM LIGHTNING DETECTOR, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED A LINE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TRAILING TROUGH FROM HURRICANE HUMBERTO, MOVING TOWARDS AND ACROSS 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. POSSIBLE FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED DURING HEAVY AND PROLONGED RAINFALL EVENTS.

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