THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 12:35 PM EDT UNTIL 2:35 PM, SUNDAY, 29TH MAY, 2022.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GRAND BAHAMA, SOUTH ABACO AND NORTH ELEUTHERA AND ADJACENT WATERS.
THE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE CENTRAL EXUMA CAYS FROM SAMPSON CAY TO GREAT EXUMA.
AT 12:30 PM LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHWARDS TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.
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 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.
