Special Weather Statement : OKX @ 6/26/2009 2:42:48 PM
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
241 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2009
CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-270200-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
241 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2009
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM FOR THE
ENTIRE REGION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE TRI-
STATE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE
BEST CHANCE OF STORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE AFTER 400 PM ACROSS THE
IMMEDIATE NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME
SEVERE AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. AS A
RESULT...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE ENTIRE REGION
IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. TRAVELERS TODAY...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY
CHANGING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME FLOODED IN
THE HEAVIEST RAIN.
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