THE BAHAMAS
DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FROM
11:30 AM TO 3:00PM,
SUNDAY, 16TH OCTOBER 2016.
A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR NORTH ANDROS, NEW PROVIDENCE, ABACO,
BERRY ISLANDS, ELEUTHERA, CAT ISLAND, EXUMA, LONG ISLAND, ACKLINS, CROOKED
ISLAND AND THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED LARGE
CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
THE MENTIONED ISLANDS.
SOME OF THESE SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE AT TIMES, GENERATING STRONG GUSTY
WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, HAIL AND THE POSSIBILITY OF WATERSPOUTS
OR TORNADO ACTIVITY. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IN FLOOD PRONE
AREAS SO CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PROPERTY.
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.
ISSUED BY
FORECASTER: NEIL ARMSTRONG
