Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... 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 600 PM EDT.

* At 514 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Gardnertown to 6 miles west of New Windsor to Florida to near Unionville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Newburgh, Peekskill, Monroe, West Point, Warwick, Goshen, Cold Spring, New Windsor, Gardnertown, Chester, Florida, Harriman, Unionville, Fahnestock State Park, and Kiryas Joel.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are 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.