At 9:11 p.m. on Wednesday, the National Weather Service released a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 9:45 p.m. for Sullivan County.

Residents should be prepared for wind gusts of up to 60 mph.

"At 9:10 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Neversink to Highland Lake to near Greentown, moving east at 75 mph," states the weather service. "Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees."

Locations impacted by the warning include Fallsburg, Monticello, Lackawaxen, Blooming Grove, Liberty, Bethel, Paupack, Neversink, South Fallsburg and Shohola.

The weather service states, "For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building."

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