THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS RE-ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 6:00 PM UNTIL 8:00 PM, THURSDAY 25TH MAY 2023.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ABACOS, ANDROS, ACKLINS, THE BERRY ISLANDS, CROOKED ISLAND, LONG CAY, THE EXUMAS AND IT’S CAYS, MAYAGUANA AND SAMANA CAY, ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 5:45 PM, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUED TO DEPICT CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH STREAMING TROPICAL MOISTURE INTERACTING WITH A MID TO UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH SITUATED TO THE WEST OF THE BAHAMAS.
SOME OF THESE 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 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.
