THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS AMENDED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AND NOW INCLUDES A WARNING FROM 9:50 AM EDT UNTIL 11:50 AM, MONDAY 27TH JUNE, 2022.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NEW PROVIDENCE AND SAN SALVADOR.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE EXUMAS, ACKLINS AND CROOKED ISLAND, AND MAYAGUANA ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 9:45 AM, SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH LIGHTNING DETECTION AND RADAR DEPICTED CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD AND ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A MID TO UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE INTERACTING WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE 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 IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED 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.
