THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS RE-ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FROM 6:30 PM EDT UNTIL 8:40 PM, TUESDAY 17TH MAY 2022.

A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ANDROS, NEW PROVIDENCE, ELEUTHERA ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS AND NOW INCLUDES THE NORTHERN EXUMA CAYS AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 6:25 PM, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE. IMAGERY CONTINUED TO DEPICT CLUSTERS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS, TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A MID TO UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER FLORIDA INTERACTING WITH A MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS THAT IS STREAMING ACROSS THE ISLANDS.

SHOWERS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG 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.