A tornado swept through Southern New Providence this afternoon, snapping limbs and causing minor damage to homes and power lines.
Meteorological office officials said “it was a pretty big one.” (Ed note: Clearly they have never seen a “real” tornado.)
Deputy Director of the Department of Meteorology Basil Dean said Wednesday’s tornado spawned from a system that developed in the Southern Bahamas and was on the ground for almost a half hour.
“We had no reports of hail but we got a few phone calls that indicated that a tornado did touch down,” Dean said. “Once you have a funnel cloud and it touches the ground, that constitutes a tornado.
“It lasted for about 30 minutess from the time I sighted it. It was a pretty big one from my vantage point.
“It was confined to a relatively small area and good thing it was stationary for the most part.”
