Full Notification

SVROKX The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Southeastern Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Queens County in southeastern New York... Richmond County in southeastern New York... Bronx County in southeastern New York... Kings County in southeastern New York... New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York... Nassau County in southeastern New York...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 322 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tompkinsville, or over The Verrazano Narrows Bridge, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Flatbush and Coney Island around 330 PM EDT. Canarsie and Brooklyn Heights around 335 PM EDT. Forest Hills and Howard Beach around 340 PM EDT. Jamaica and Kennedy Airport around 345 PM EDT. Elmont around 350 PM EDT. Valley Stream and Garden City around 355 PM EDT. Mineola and Hempstead around 400 PM EDT. Westbury around 405 PM EDT.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HUDSON, NJ ... UNION, NJ ... BRONX, NY ... KINGS, NY ... NASSAU, NY ... NEW YORK, NY ... QUEENS, NY ... RICHMOND, 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 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.