Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Fairfield County in southern Connecticut... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Central Westchester County in southeastern New York... Queens County in southeastern New York... Bronx County in southeastern New York... Western Suffolk County in southeastern New York... Kings County in southeastern New York... Rockland County in southeastern New York... New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York... Nassau County in southeastern New York...

* Until 315 AM EDT.

* At 215 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Mountain Lakes to Elizabeth to East Freehold, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Flatbush and Ridgefield around 225 AM EDT. Mott Haven and Hackensack around 230 AM EDT. Flushing and East Tremont around 235 AM EDT. Jamaica and Yonkers around 240 AM EDT. New Rochelle and Valley Stream around 245 AM EDT. White Plains and Long Beach around 250 AM EDT. Freeport and Port Chester around 255 AM EDT. Stamford and Levittown around 300 AM EDT. Huntington Station and Huntington around 305 AM EDT.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FAIRFIELD, CT ... BERGEN, NJ ... HUDSON, NJ ... BRONX, NY ... KINGS, NY ... NASSAU, NY ... NEW YORK, NY ... QUEENS, NY ... ROCKLAND, NY ... SUFFOLK, NY ... WESTCHESTER, NY

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.