THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY IS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 7:30 PM TO 9:30 PM EST, SUNDAY 07TH FEBRUARY 2021.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF GRAND BAHAMA ALONG WITH ITS ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 7:25 PM, OBSERVATION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICT A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM, MOVING EASTWARDS TOWARDS AND ACROSS 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.

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