THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED ASEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 1:15 PM UNTIL 3:15 PM,FRIDAY 26TH MAY 2023.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRALANDROS, NEW PROVIDENCE AND NORTH ELEUTHERA ALONG WITHADJACENT WATERS.
AT 1:10 PM, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERYDEPICTED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMSMOVING NORTHEASTWARDS, TOWARDS AND ACROSS THEAFOREMENTIONED AREAS. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMSARE ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND AMOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS INTERACTING WITH A MID TOUPPER-LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE BAHAMAS.
SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE ATTIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING,HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT ORTORNADIC ACTIVITY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURINGTHE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS.
BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR ANDRESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD STAY INDOORS ANDAWAY FROM WINDOWS WHEN CONDITIONS WORSEN. RESIDENTSSHOULD NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR IN WATER AS THESECAN BECOME LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS.
THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 1:15 PM UNTIL 3:15 PM,
FRIDAY 26TH MAY 2023.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
ANDROS, NEW PROVIDENCE AND NORTH ELEUTHERA ALONG WITH
ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 1:10 PM, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY
DEPICTED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS, TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE
AFOREMENTIONED AREAS. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND A
MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS INTERACTING WITH A MID TO
UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS 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.
