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... Northern Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Southern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Bronx County in southeastern New York... Kings County in southeastern New York... New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 628 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Ridgewood to Union, moving east at 25 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.

* Locations impacted include... Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Passaic, Bayonne, Wayne, Mott Haven, Hoboken, Bloomfield, East Tremont, Hackensack, Orange, Bergenfield and Paramus.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... ESSEX, NJ ... HUDSON, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... UNION, NJ ... BRONX, NY ... KINGS, NY ... NEW YORK, 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 these storms. 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 these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.