THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FROM 4:30 AM EDT UNTIL 6:30 AM, FRIDAY 20TH MAY 2022.
A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAND BAHAMA ALONG WITH ITS ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 4:20 AM, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS, TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH STREAMING TROPICAL MOISTURE INTERACTING WITH FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS.
SHOWERS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY 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 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 LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS.
