000 WWUS81 KOKX 242252 SPSOKX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 652 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 CTZ005-009-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>077-250300- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-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- 652 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 ...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING... THUNDERSTORMS OUT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...AND SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL ALLOW VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO MIX TO THE GROUND. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. FLOODING MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE STORM DRAINS ARE CLOGGED WITH LEAVES. $$