THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 05:00 AM EDT TO 07:00 AM EDT, TUESDAY 19TH MAY 2020.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ELEUTHERA AND EXUMA AND ITS CAYS AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS. A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING WILL CONTINUE FOR NEW PROVIDENCE AND SOUTH ANDROS AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS THROUGH 6:00 AM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED FOR THE BERRY ISLANDS, NORTH AND CENTRAL ANDROS, AND THE ABACOS AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 04:56 AM EDT, RADAR, LIGHTNING DETECTOR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY REFLECTED CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS, ALONG WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TRAILING MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH TROUGHING FROM TROPICAL ARTHUR MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.
SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEVERE AT TIMES AND MAY CAUSE STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THIS EVENT.
BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND RESIDENTS 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.
