Full Notification

SVROKX The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Queens County in southeastern New York... Richmond County in southeastern New York... Kings County in southeastern New York...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 233 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Carteret to near Edison, moving east at 20 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... Flatbush, Linden, Coney Island, Rockaway Beach, Todt Hill, Huguenot, The Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Canarsie, Bay Ridge, Port Richmond, Tottenville, Tompkinsville, Bensonhurst, Oakwood, and Sheepshead Bay.

* AFFECTED AREAS: UNION, NJ ... KINGS, NY ... QUEENS, NY ... RICHMOND, NY

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows. 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.