Full Notification

SVROKX The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Northwestern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 617 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hawthorne, or near Ridgewood, moving southeast at 5 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... Ridgewood and Hawthorne around 625 PM EDT. Paterson around 655 PM EDT.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ

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 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.