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Severe Weather Warning Update

Tue, Mar 19th 2024, 12:33 PM
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THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING UPDATE AT 12:20 PM TUESDAY, 19TH MARCH, 2024.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS ENDED FOR CAT ISLAND, SAN SALVADOR, AND RUM CAY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR LONG ISLAND AND ITS ADJACENT WATERS.

NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.

AT 12:05 PM, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR, AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD AND AWAY FROM THE ISLAND CHAIN INTO THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING EAST-SOUTHEASTWARDS ACROSS THE PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL 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 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.

THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING UPDATE AT 12:20 PM TUESDAY, 19TH MARCH, 2024.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS ENDED FOR CAT ISLAND, SAN SALVADOR, AND RUM CAY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR LONG ISLAND AND ITS ADJACENT WATERS.
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.
AT 12:05 PM, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR, AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD AND AWAY FROM THE ISLAND CHAIN INTO THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING EAST-SOUTHEASTWARDS ACROSS THE PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL 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 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.
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