THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS RE-ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 3:25 PM UNTIL 5:25 PM EDT, MONDAY 27^TH JUNE, 2022.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY ACKLINS AND CROOKED ISLAND, MAYAGUANA AND NOW INCLUDES SAN SALVADOR AND INAGUA, ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR NEW PROVIDENCE, ELEUTHERA, NORTH AND CENTRAL ANDROS, AND THE NORTHERN EXUMA CAYS, ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.

THE SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FOR THE EXUMAS AND LONG ISLAND HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

AT 3:15 PM, SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY ALONG WITH LIGHTNING DETECTION CONTINUED TO DEPICT LARGE 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.

ISSUED BY DUTY FORECASTER: C. WATSON-RAHMING

ISSUED: 27/06/2022 @3:20 PM

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