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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 6:37PM EDT until June 12 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

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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...
Southeastern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
Central Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...
Queens 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...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 637 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Passaic,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Passaic and Lyndhurst around 640 PM EDT.
Ridgefield and Union City around 645 PM EDT.
Midtown Manhattan and Fort Lee around 650 PM EDT.
Mott Haven and RFK Bridge around 655 PM EDT.
Laguardia Airport and Jackson Heights around 700 PM EDT.
Flushing around 705 PM EDT.
Forest Hills and Whitestone around 710 PM EDT.

This includes the following event locations New York/New Jersey
Stadium, Brooklyn Bridge Park, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis
Center, Bronx Terminal Market, and Overpeck Park.

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.

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