THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FROM 1:30 PM EDT UNTIL 3:30 PM, WEDNESDAY 08TH JUNE 2022.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ABACO, NEW PROVIDENCE, NORTH CAT ISLAND, CROCKED ISLAND, ACKLINS AND LONG CAY ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 1:30 PM, LIGHTNING DETECTOR, RADAR, OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AND EASTWARD, TOWARD AND ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS. THIS SYSTEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP TROUGHING AND STREAMING TROPICAL MOISTURE.
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.
