public notice: severe thunderstorm warning thursday june 01 2023
Weather Update
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM 9:15 PM UNTIL 11:15 PM, THURSDAY 1ST JUNE 2023.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN NOW IN EFFECT FOR INAGUA AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MAYAGUANA, RAGGED ISLAND AND CROOKED ISLAND ALONG WITH THEIR ADJACENT WATERS.
AT 9:10 PM, LIGHTNING DETECTION, RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTED A CLUSTER OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS, TOWARDS AND ACROSS THE MENTIONED AREAS. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE INTERACTING WITH A BROAD MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO.
SOME OF THESE 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.
