THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS UPDATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 11:20 PM TUESDAY 10TH OCTOBER UNTIL 1:00 AM WEDNESDAY, 11TH OCTOBER, 2023.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR EXUMA, CENTRAL AND SOUTHELEUTHERA AND IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR CAT ISLAND, ALONG WITH THE ADJACENTWATERS.

AT 11:10 PM LIGHTNING DETECTION, OBSERVATION, RADAR, AND SATELLITE IMAGERYDEPICTED CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVINGNORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE WARNING AND THE WATCH AREAS.THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A MOIST, UNSTABLEAIRMASS THAT IS STREAMING ACROSS THE AREA.

SOME OF THESE SHOWERS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BESTRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUSLIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL, AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TORNADICACTIVITY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THESE STORMS.

BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTS IN THEWARNING AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS WHENCONDITIONS WORSEN. RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR INWATER AS THESE CAN BECOME LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS