The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch from 3:00 PM EDT TO 5:00 PM EDT, WEDNESDAY 10TH JUNE 2020.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BERRY ISLANDS, NEW PROVIDENCE, THE EXUMA CAYS, LONG ISLAND, RUM CAY AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 2:55 PM EDT, RADAR, LIGHTNING DETECTOR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHIFTING WESTWARD ACROSS THE AFOREMENTIONED ISLANDS.

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.

ISSUED BY DUTY FORECASTER: K. WARD-FORBES