THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 4:30 AM EDT UNTIL 6:30 AM, TUESDAY 3RD AUGUST 2021.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAND BAHAMA AND ABACO, ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS AND CAYS.
AT 4:20 AM, LIGHTNING DETECTOR, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED LINES AND CLUSTERS OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS, ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW INTERACTING WITH DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE, MOVING EASTWARDS TOWARDS AND ACROSS 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. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE PASSAGE OF 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.
