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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Long Island, Acklins and Crooked Island

Mon, Oct 9th 2023, 10:51 AM
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THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 8:20 AM UNTIL 10:20 AM MONDAY 09TH, OCTOBER 2023  
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH LONG ISLANDS, SAMANA CAY, ACKLINS, AND CROOKED ISLAND ALONG WITH THE ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 8:15 AM LIGHTNING DETECTION, OBSERVATION, RADAR, AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AND NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING NEAR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ISLANDS. 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 AREA SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA 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

THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 8:20 AM UNTIL 10:20 AM MONDAY 09TH, OCTOBER 2023  

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH LONG ISLANDS, SAMANA CAY, ACKLINS, AND CROOKED ISLAND ALONG WITH THE ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 8:15 AM LIGHTNING DETECTION, OBSERVATION, RADAR, AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AND NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING NEAR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ISLANDS. 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 AREA SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA 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

 

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