THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS RE-ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 7:30 AM EDT UNTIL 9:30 AM, SUNDAY 8TH MAY 2022.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABACO, ANDROS, NEW PROVIDENCE, ELEUTHERA AND CAT ISLAND, ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE EXUMAS HAS BEEN CANCELED.
AT 7:25 AM LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUED TO DEPICT CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS 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. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS.
BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREAS 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.
