Thunderstorm at Sea Warning
The Meteorological Service has issued a Thunderstorms at Sea Warning for offshore Morant Bank area, offshore Pedro Bank area and inshore areas of north and south coast. Small boats should not go to sea. Those already at sea should head for a safe landing site. Lightning strikes may injure or kill pe
- Time
- 8/13/2026, 10:35:32 AM UTC
- Coordinates
- 18.058, -77.219
- Data source
- jms
- Severity
- Extreme
- Areas
- inshore areas of north coast, inshore areas of south coast, offshore Morant Bank area, offshore Pedro Bank area
- Expires
- 8/14/2026, 12:00:00 PM UTC
- Source
- Meteorological Service, Jamaica
Event timeline
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:46:20 GMTExtremeThunderstorm at Sea Warning
Snapshots are recorded when the event first appears or its severity changes.
🧰 What to do
Before
- •Know your safe room: basement or interior room, lowest floor
- •Keep phones charged; enable Wireless Emergency Alerts
- •Secure or bring in loose outdoor items
During
- •Tornado warning: go to your safe room, cover your head
- •Lightning: When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors — wait 30 min after
- •Hail/wind: stay away from windows; don't shelter under overpasses
After
- •Watch for downed power lines — assume all lines are live
- •Check on neighbors, especially elderly and those with disabilities
- •Photograph damage before temporary repairs
Guidance condensed from Ready.gov
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