THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 3:56 PM EDT UNTIL 5:56 PM FRIDAY 10TH, SEPTEMBER 2021.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR NORTH ANDROS, GRAND BAHAMA AND CENTRAL ABACO ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 3:51 PM OBSERVATION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING 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.
BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR IN WATER AS THESE CAN BECOME LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS.
