THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING UPDATE FROM 2:30 PM TO 3:50 PM, WEDNESDAY, 6TH MARCH, 2024.
A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST GRAND BAHAMAAND ITS ADJACENT WATERS…THE WARNING NOW INCLUDES CENTRAL GRANDBAHAMA, NORTH ABACO AND ITS CAYS ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS…
A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ABACO, NORTH ANDCENTRAL ANDROS ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS
AT 2:25 PM LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR, AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICT ACLUSTERS OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARDAND ACROSS THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS. THESE SHOWERS ANDTHUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGHMOVING EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS.
SOME OF THESE SHOWERS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AND THUNDERSTORMS WILLBE STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUSLIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL, AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT ORTORNADIC ACTIVITY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THESESTORMS.
BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOUR AND RESIDENTSIN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWSWHEN CONDITIONS WORSEN. RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDERTREES OR IN WATER AS THESE CAN BECOME LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS. RESIDENTSIN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD MONITOR FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THEBAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.
THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER
WARNING UPDATE FROM 2:30 PM TO 3:50 PM, WEDNESDAY, 6
TH MARCH, 2024.
A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST GRAND BAHAMA
AND ITS ADJACENT WATERS…THE WARNING NOW INCLUDES CENTRAL GRAND
BAHAMA, NORTH ABACO AND ITS CAYS ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS…
A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ABACO, NORTH AND
CENTRAL ANDROS ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS
AT 2:25 PM LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR, AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICT A
CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD
AND ACROSS THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS. THESE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
MOVING EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN 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. RESIDENTS
IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD MONITOR FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE
BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.
