Severe Weather Warning

Thu, Aug 27th 2020, 04:33 PM

THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 3:45 PM EDT UNTIL 5:45 PM THURSDAY 27TH AUGUST 2020.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ANDROS, AND ABACO ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 3:40 PM LIGHTNING DETECTOR, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICT LINES OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH MOVING NORTHWESTWARDS ACROSS AND TOWARDS 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. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THESE EVENTS.

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.

ISSUED BY DUTY FORECASTER: IAN V. MCKENZIE

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