Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Southeastern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Northeastern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Southern Westchester County in southeastern New York... Queens County in southeastern New York... Bronx County in southeastern New York... New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 241 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rutherford, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Secaucus around 245 PM EDT. Union City and Teterboro around 250 PM EDT. Hackensack and Ridgefield around 255 PM EDT. Bergenfield and Harlem around 300 PM EDT. Mott Haven and RFK Bridge around 305 PM EDT. Flushing and East Tremont around 310 PM EDT. Yonkers and Throgs Neck Bridge around 315 PM EDT. New Rochelle and Bayside around 320 PM EDT.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... ESSEX, NJ ... HUDSON, NJ ... BRONX, NY ... NEW YORK, NY ... QUEENS, 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.