THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 8:45 AM UNTIL 10:45 AM EDT SATURDAY 22ND OCTOBER 2022.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH LONG ISLAND, CROOKED ISLAND AND ACKLINS, MAYAGUANA AND INAGUA ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 8:40 AM, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED CLUSTERS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS, MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS, TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS. THIS WEATHER IS ASSOCIATED WITH TROUGHING AHEAD OF A STATIONARY FRONT IN THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS.
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.
