New Jersey, New York Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/03/2026 16:34

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 7:34PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 3, 2026 - 4:34pm
Expires: 
July 3, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
At 734 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bloomfield, moving southeast at 35 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, Paterson, Passaic, Bayonne, Hoboken, Bloomfield, Orange, Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Secaucus, Harrison, Ridgefield, Caldwell, and Midtown Manhattan. This includes the following event locations New York/New Jersey Stadium, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Sports Illustrated Stadium, Liberty State Park, Sullivans Homeport Pier, Battery Park, Hoboken Waterfront, Hudson River Park Pier 34, Riverside Park South at 66th Street, Riverside Park North at 113th Street, East River Promenade, Hunters Point, Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson NJ, and Staten Island University Hospital Community Park.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for northeastern New Jersey...and southeastern New York.
Area Description: 
Eastern Passaic; Hudson; Eastern Bergen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex; New York (Manhattan); Richmond (Staten Is.); Northern Queens
Forcast Office: 
NWS Upton NY