Severe thunderstorm watch issued for New York area

[hrmjustin]

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for most of the New York area until 8 p.m.

The National Weather Service has also issued a flash flood watch for most of the New York area.

With heavy storms expected to roll through the area, the flash flood watch is in effect from noon through Tuesday night.

The area covers the city's five boroughs, Long Island and Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam counties. In Connecticut, northern and southern Fairfield is under advisory, as well as Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Union, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren, Monmouth counties.

http://7online.com/weather/severe-thunderstorm-watch-issued-for-new-york-area/184148/

[SummerSnow]

1. I am so afraid of lightning.

[hrmjustin]

2. I am too. when it hits nearby the thunder is awful.

[hrmjustin]

3. Weather service: Tornado caused damage Sunday

http://m.cbs6albany.com/article?id=5994228

[bettydavis]

4. bad reporting..those last list of counties are in New Jersey

not Connecticut....Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Union, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren, Monmouth counties.

[hrmjustin]

5. It shoukd read NYC mero area.

Wabc nyc does service those counties.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Yikes! Upstate, we got hit over the weekend

It was a deluge, sounded like a dull roar, accompanied by the usual flood warnings. The flooding has become a huge problem farther north of here.

[hrmjustin]

7. There was tornado in Sullivan County.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. Just as there was in Smithtown(?) last week.

These big storms used to be rare in these parts, now, they're hitting more than once a week.

[hrmjustin]

9. This will last a few days.

[Rhiannon12866]

10. My first summer job was outdoors at an amusement park, so I remember the weather

I remember one really bad storm which took down limbs and required serious cleanup, but now this is happening weekly.

[hrmjustin]

11. In 2007 I woke up to see a tornado a few blocks nirth of me here in Brooklyn.

A few years later a large funnel cloud formed over my home and touched down all over Brooklyn.

[Rhiannon12866]

12. Really?! I certainly thought they'd be rare in the city!

The closest I've experienced was in Mechanicville several years back. It was huge news because it was so unusual. I've never seen one, nor do I want to.

[hrmjustin]

13. There has been dozens since 1950.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. Considering the damage we've seen in rural areas, I can't imagine a tornado in the City

[hrmjustin]

15. It destroyed several homes.

[hrmjustin]

16. editorial: Far from Tornado Alley, New Yorkers must be prepared for twisters

http://www.syracuse.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/07/far_from_tornado_alley_new_yorkers_must_be_prepared_for_twisters_editorial.html

[hrmjustin]

17. Cuomo says 'we don't get tornadoes' in NY, but we've had at least 417

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/cuomo_says_we_dont_get_tornadoes_in_ny_but_weve_had_at_least_417.html#incart_river