THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FROM 1:45 PM EDT UNTIL 3:45 PM, SUNDAY 18TH JANUARY 2026.
A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR GRAND BAHAMA AND BIMINI ALONG WITH ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ABACO AND THE BERRY ISLANDS.
AT 1:30 PM OBSERVATIONS, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUES TO DEPICT A LINE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHEAST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS AND TOWARDS THE WARNING AREAS. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED PRE-FRONTAL ACTIVITY COMBINED WITH STREAMING MOISTURE FROM THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
SOME OF THESE SHOWERS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AND THUNDERSTORMS STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES, CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, POSSIBLE HAIL, AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURINGTHE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS.
BOATERS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEEK SAFE HARBOUR. RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS CONDITIONS WORSEN. RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR IN WATER, AS THESE CAN BECOME LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS.
