THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS RE-ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FROM 7:30 AM EDT UNTIL 9:30 AM, TUESDAY, 26TH MAY, 2020.
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAND BAHAMA, ABACO, BIMINI, THE BERRY ISLANDS AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
THE WARNING IS DISCONTINUED FOR NORTH ANDROS.
AT 7:25 AM LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED A LARGE CLUSTER OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP LAYERED TROUGH WEST OF THE BAHAMAS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARDS TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE MENTIONED AREA.
SOME OF THE ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS.
BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREAS 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.
