A Severe Thunderstorm Warning In Effect For Eleuthera and Cat Island

Sun, Jun 26th 2022, 03:48 PM

THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS RE-ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 2:50 PM EDT UNTIL 4:50 PM, SUNDAY 26TH JUNE 2022.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ELEUTHERA AND CAT ISLAND, AND NOW INCLUDES ANDROS ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 2:45 PM, OBSERVATION, LIGHTNING DETECTOR, RADAR, AND SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUED TO DEPICT CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD AND ACROSS THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS, ASSOCIATED WITH A MID TO UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE INTERACTING WITH 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 WILL PERSIST DURING THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

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.

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