SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
THE Bahamas Department of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for the next couple of hours.
FLOODING, TORNADO SAFETY TIPS
THE National Emergency Management Agency has issued safety tips and advisories to educate residents on how to protect themselves in the event floods or tornadoes happen in their communities.
Severe warning issued to nation
SEVERE flood warnings were issued yesterday for the entire Bahamas as a major weather system threatens the archipelago with excessive prolonged rains and thunderstorms this week.
UPDATES: NEMA issues shelters list
4.50pm: NEMA has this afternoon issued its hurricane shelters list.
UPDATE: SEVERE WEATHER WATCH LIFTED
The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has lifted a severe thunderstorm watch
Latest news
Weather forecast for The Bahamas for the rest of today and tonight, rainfall figures for last night and COB closure information:
UPDATED: SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
THIS IS A SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR GRAND BAHAMA, BIMINI, ANDROS AND NEW PROVIDENCE
Severe weather warning
The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning from 10:45am until 12:45pm today.
3.45pm UPDATE: Hurricane warnings lifted, Lynden Pindling Airport reopened
Hurricane warnings have been lifted for the islands of the Bahamas.
Cat Islanders: Sandy less severe than Irene
Cat Island residents said Hurricane Sandy seemed to have been less severe than Hurricane Irene, which devastated the island in 2011.
12.20PM UPDATE: VIDEOS, PHOTOS, BEC INFO, NEMA WARNING FOR MOTORISTS & PEDESTRIANS
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA is STRONGLY advising motorists and pedestrians to avoid that stretch of West Bay Street from Sandy Port to the Caves, as well as West Bay Street and Nassau Street near Junkanoo Beach due to waves from the strong winds crashing over the shoreline.
8.40am HURRICANE UPDATE: LATEST MAP, POLICE REPORT DEATH AT LYFORD CAY, PMH INFO
At 8am, Sandy had maximum sustained winds of 80mph and was 15 miles east of Abaco.
2.15am UPDATE: Sandy's position and latest forecast map
Hurricane Sandy is now approximately 145 miles east-southeast of Grand Bahama and 55 miles southeast of Abaco.
12.30am UPDATE: LATEST HURRICANE FORECAST MAP
Accuweather has a new forecast eye path map for Hurricane Sandy
