Severe Weather Warning

Thu, Aug 13th 2020, 11:13 AM

The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 8:40 PM EDT UNTIL 9:40 PM WEDNESDAY 12TH AUGUST 2020.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NEW PROVIDENCE AND ITS ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 8:35 PM OBSERVATION, LIGHTNING DETECTOR, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING WESTWARDS ACROSS AND TOWARDS THE WARNING AREA.

SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEVERE AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THESE STORMS.

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

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