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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
613 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026
 
NJZ004-006-104>108-NYZ071>075-176>179-162315-
Hudson NJ-Eastern Union NJ-Eastern Essex NJ-Western Union NJ-
Western Essex NJ-Eastern Bergen NJ-Eastern Passaic NJ-
Northern Nassau NY-Kings (Brooklyn) NY-Northern Queens NY-
Southern Queens NY-Southern Westchester NY-Bronx NY-
New York (Manhattan) NY-Richmond (Staten Is.) NY-Southern Nassau NY-
613 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT HUDSON...UNION...SOUTHEASTERN
BERGEN...ESSEX...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER...QUEENS...RICHMOND...BRONX...
KINGS...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) AND NASSAU COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM
EDT...

At 612 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bridgewater, or near Somerville, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Newark, Jersey City, Jamaica, Yonkers, Elizabeth, Flatbush, New
Rochelle, Flushing, Passaic, Bayonne, Mott Haven, Levittown, Hoboken,
Plainfield, and Bloomfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southern Connecticut...northeastern New Jersey...and southeastern New
York.

&&

LAT...LON 4049 7428 4060 7422 4060 7446 4066 7440
      4067 7446 4075 7436 4085 7433 4101 7365
      4101 7364 4088 7374 4086 7366 4092 7364
      4090 7348 4061 7341 4053 7394 4056 7395
      4056 7401 4060 7403 4053 7410 4050 7425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 262DEG 50KT 4063 7463 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

JP