Headline

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 19 at 4:44PM EDT until June 19 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

Description

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The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Hudson 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...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 444 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Battery Park,
or over Jersey City, moving east at 30 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Midtown Manhattan and Lower East Side around 450 PM EDT.
Laguardia Airport and RFK Bridge around 455 PM EDT.
Flushing and Forest Hills around 500 PM EDT.

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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