A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
ELEUTHERA,
CAT ISLAND, GREAT EXUMA AND THE EXUMA CAYS AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 11:00AM, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED A LARGE CLUSTER OF
THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING WESTWARD
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AFFECTING THE MENTIONED ISLANDS.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES AND ARE CAPABLE OF
GENERATING 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.
RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT
SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR IN WATER, AS THESE CAN BECOME LIGHTNING
CONDUCTORS. THERE WILL ALSO BE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS SO DRIVERS ARE
ASKED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION.
NASSAU, The Bahamas - THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS
ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FROM 11:00AM TO 1:00PM, WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 3 2014.
