Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Northern Westchester County in southeastern New York... Southeastern Orange County in southeastern New York... Western Putnam County in southeastern New York... Rockland County in southeastern New York...

* Until 215 PM EST.

* At 126 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ringwood, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Ramsey and Suffern around 135 PM EST. Monsey and Nanuet around 140 PM EST. New City and Pomona around 145 PM EST. Haverstraw around 150 PM EST. West Point around 155 PM EST. Peekskill around 200 PM EST. Cold Spring and Yorktown Heights around 205 PM EST. Mahopac and Fahnestock State Park around 210 PM EST.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... ORANGE, NY ... PUTNAM, NY ... ROCKLAND, NY ... WESTCHESTER, NY

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.