Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Bayonne, NJ ∙ Forest Hills, NY ∙ Rockaway Park, NY ∙ Middle Village, NY ∙ South Ozone Park, NY ∙ Richmond, NY ∙ Far Rockaway, NY ∙ Rego Park, NY ∙ Breezy Point, NY ∙ Jackson Heights, NY

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service New York NY 646 PM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024 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... Kings County in southeastern New York... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 646 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Todt Hill, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Flatbush, Flushing, Bayonne, Coney Island, Rockaway Beach, Todt Hill, Crown Heights, Huguenot, Kennedy Airport, The Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Forest Hills, Canarsie, Bay Ridge, Port Richmond, and Howard Beach. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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. && LAT...LON 4051 7423 4065 7418 4064 7416 4066 7415 4071 7402 4070 7401 4071 7400 4070 7398 4073 7396 4078 7382 4063 7376 4062 7377 4061 7375 4058 7374 4053 7394 4056 7395 4056 7402 4060 7404 4053 7410 4050 7421 TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 252DEG 16KT 4059 7413 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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