Full Notification

The National Weather Service has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Fairfield County in southern Connecticut... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Southeastern Orange County in southeastern New York... Queens County in southeastern New York... Richmond County in southeastern New York... Bronx County in southeastern New York... Kings County in southeastern New York... Rockland County in southeastern New York... Westchester County in southeastern New York... New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York... Northwestern Nassau County in southeastern New York...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 718 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Unionville to near Stanhope to Ferndale , moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Pompton Lakes and Caldwell around 745 PM EDT. Wayne around 750 PM EDT. Paterson and Passaic around 755 PM EDT. Plainfield and Hackensack around 810 PM EDT.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FAIRFIELD, CT ... BRONX, NY ... KINGS, NY ... NASSAU, NY ... UNION, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... ORANGE, NY ... QUEENS, NY ... WESTCHESTER, NY ... BERGEN, NJ ... ROCKLAND, NY ... NEW YORK, NY ... RICHMOND, NY ... ESSEX, NJ ... HUDSON, NJ

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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