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SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 5:45PM EDT UNTIL 7:45PM SUNDAY 05TH APRIL 2020
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN GRAND BAHAMA AND IT’S ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 5:45 PM OBSERVATION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE AREA WEST OF GRAND BAHAMA.
SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEVERE AT TIMES CAUSING STRONG GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT OR TORNADIC ACTIVITY.
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 LIGHTENING CONDUCTORS
ISSUED BY: FORECASTER: ANASTASHIA FERNANDER
05/04/2020
