THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS RE-ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT UNTIL 10 AM, SUNDAY 17THAPRIL, 2022.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RAGGED ISLAND, RUM CAY, SAN SALVADOR, ACKLINS, CROOKED ISLAND, MAYAGUANA, INAGUA AND NOW INCLUDES THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 7:45 AM, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUED TO DEPICT WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WITH CLUSTERS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS, ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW TO MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS, SPREADING ACROSS THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS.
SOME OF THESE SHOWERS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AND THUNDERSTORMS STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES AND COULD CAUSE 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 SHOULD STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS CONDITIONS WORSEN. RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR IN WATER AS THESE CAN BECOME LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS.
