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National Weather Service Issues Severe Thunderstorm Watch on Aug.12 until Midnight

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By SÍLE MOLONEY
HEAVY RAIN FALLS in Norwood at around 4.13 p.m. amid a thunderstorm that started at approximately 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, 2022. 
Photo by Síle Moloney

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch on Saturday, Aug. 12, which remains in effect until midnight in ten counties in Southeast New York: Bronx, Brooklyn, Nassau, Manhattan, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Staten Island, Rockland and Westchester.

 

It also covers Fairfield in southern Connecticut, and Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union Counties in New Jersey.

Safety Tips

  • Allow for extra travel time. New Yorkers are urged to use public transportation.
  • If you must drive, drive slowly. Use major streets or highways for travel whenever possible.
  • If you live in a basement apartment in a flood prone area, prepare to move to higher ground.
  • Do not drive into flooded streets or enter flooded subway stations.
  • Check on friends, relatives, and neighbors, especially older adults and people with disabilities, access and functional needs, or health conditions. Help them to prepare if needed.
  • Stay informed. Before and during an emergency, the City will send emergency alerts and updates to New Yorkers through various channels, including Notify NYC. Sign up for emergency notifications at NYC.gov/NotifyNYC or call 311. You can also follow @NotifyNYC on Twitter.

 

 

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