THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 5:00 PM UNTIL 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY 09TH, FEBRUARY 2022
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF SOUTH ANDROS, NEW PROVIDENCE, THE EXUMA CAYS, CAT ISLAND AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 5:00 PM LIGHTNING DETECTION, OBSERVATION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH COMBINED WITH STREAMING TROPICAL MOISTURE.
SOME OF THESE SHOWERS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG TO 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 LIGHTENING CONDUCTORS
