THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING AND WATCH FROM 11:30 PM THURSDAY 13TH, OCTOBER 2022 UNTIL 1:30 AM AM EDT, FRIDAY 14TH, OCTOBER 2022.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH, ANDROS, SOUTH ELEUTHERA, EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, RAGGED ISLAND AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LONG ISLAND, CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY AND SAN SALVADOR AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS
AT 11:30 PM, OBSERVATION, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS, MOVING EAST AND SOUTHEASTWARDS TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS. THIS WEATHER IS ASSOCIATED WITH PRE-FRONTAL ACTIVITY AND TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO.
SOME OF THESE 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 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.
