- Special Weather Statement for Northern Queens County, New York
- Special Weather Statement issued May 22 at 3:53AM EDT by NWS
- Effective: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 3:53 a.m.
- Expires: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 4:45 a.m.
...DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT FAIRFIELD...NORTHWESTERN NEW
HAVEN...PUTNAM AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES...
AT 350 AM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED THAT
THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6
MILES WEST OF TORRINGTON TO PEEKSKILL...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO
2 INCHES 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.