Expires:201305112000;Remove:201305112000;030257 WWUS81 KOKX 111901 SPSOKX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 301 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013 NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ069>075-176-178-112000- BRONX-EASTERN BERGEN-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN UNION-HUDSON-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-RICHMOND (STATEN IS.)-ROCKLAND-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-WESTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-WESTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN UNION- 301 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013 ...DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BERGEN...BRONX...ESSEX... HUDSON...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...PASSAIC... QUEENS...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)...ROCKLAND...UNION AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES... AT 257 PM EDT...SATELLITE IMAGERY AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WARWICK TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAWRENCEVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WARWICK TO 9 MILES NORTH OF EWING...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH AN HOUR...IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. THIS COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS... AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. LAT...LON 4060 7422 4059 7446 4066 7441 4067 7447 4091 7429 4090 7428 4099 7430 4105 7445 4119 7435 4114 7423 4122 7413 4125 7356 4115 7361 4110 7372 4103 7367 4083 7381 4078 7378 4056 7389 4061 7405 4049 7425 $$ JM