Full Notification

SVROKX The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Southern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Bronx County in southeastern New York... New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 428 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Green Pond, or 7 miles southwest of West Milford, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Wayne and Pompton Lakes around 440 PM EDT. Paterson around 445 PM EDT. Passaic and Rutherford around 450 PM EDT. Hackensack and Lyndhurst around 455 PM EDT. Midtown Manhattan and Harlem around 500 PM EDT. Mott Haven around 505 PM EDT. This includes the following event locations...New York/New Jersey Stadium, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Sports Illustrated Stadium, and Rockefeller Center.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... ESSEX, NJ ... HUDSON, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... UNION, NJ ... BRONX, NY ... NEW YORK, 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.