Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Effect For Southern Nassau

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 6:30 p.m. for southern Nassau County.

The details:

* AT 536 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOHO...OR
OVER HOBOKEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...BROOKLYN HEIGHTS...PARK SLOPE...LONG ISLAND CITY...ASTORIA AND BAY RIDGE AROUND 540 PM EDT. CROWN HEIGHTS...FLATBUSH...JACKSON HEIGHTS AND BENSONHURST AROUND 545 PM EDT. FLUSHING...FOREST HILLS...SHEEPSHEAD BAY AND ARTURO TOSCANINI PS AROUND 550 PM EDT.
ROCKAWAY BEACH...HOWARD BEACH...OZONE PARK...CANARSIE AND CLEARVIEW EXPRESSWAY AROUND 555 PM EDT. JAMAICA AROUND 600 PM EDT. KENNEDY AIRPORT AND ELMONT AROUND 605 PM EDT. VALLEY STREAM...WOODMERE AND CEDARHURST AROUND 610 PM EDT. LYNBROOK AND ATLANTIC BEACH AROUND 615 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE WEST HEMPSTEAD...BELLEROSE...EAST ROCKAWAY...FRANKLIN SQUARE...INWOOD...LINCOLN CENTER...ROCKVILLE CENTRE...BELLMORE...WOODSIDE AND GREENWICH VILLAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.