Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Eastern Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Southeastern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Richmond County in southeastern New York... Kings County in southeastern New York... New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 712 PM EDT, a strong gust front with heavy downpours and possibly a thunderstorm was located along a line extending from Rockaway to near Martinsville to near Levittown, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Gust front with heavy downpours and possibly a thunderstorm will be near... Plainfield around 725 PM EDT. Summit and Millburn around 730 PM EDT. Orange and Clark around 735 PM EDT. Elizabeth and Passaic around 740 PM EDT. Newark and Lyndhurst around 745 PM EDT. Jersey City and Bayonne around 750 PM EDT. The Verrazano Narrows Bridge and Midtown Manhattan around 755 PM EDT. Flatbush and Coney Island around 800 PM EDT.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Wind damage with these storms may occur without any lightning or thnder. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.