Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Eastern Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Central Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Queens County in southeastern New York... Richmond County in southeastern New York... Bronx County in southeastern New York... Kings County in southeastern New York... New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York...

* Until 230 PM EST.

* At 148 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sayreville, or near Perth Amboy, moving northeast at 50 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... Huguenot and Clark around 155 PM EST. Linden and Oakwood around 200 PM EST. Elizabeth and Todt Hill around 205 PM EST. Newark and Bayonne around 210 PM EST. Jersey City and Hoboken around 215 PM EST. Passaic and Rutherford around 220 PM EST. Mott Haven and Hackensack around 225 PM EST. East Tremont and Bergenfield around 230 PM EST.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... ESSEX, NJ ... HUDSON, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... UNION, NJ ... BRONX, NY ... KINGS, NY ... NEW YORK, NY ... QUEENS, NY ... RICHMOND, 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.