Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 15 at 5:25PM EDT until July 15 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 15, 2026 - 2:25pm
Expires:
July 15, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 524 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Elmont to Crown Heights to Union, moving southeast at
40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
These severe storms will be near...
Elizabeth and Flatbush around 530 PM EDT.
Long Beach and Wantagh around 535 PM EDT.
Jones Beach around 540 PM EDT.
This includes the following event locations Brooklyn Bridge Park,
Sports Illustrated Stadium, and Rockefeller Center.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning
is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Essex, NJ; Hudson, NJ; Union, NJ; Kings, NY; Nassau, NY; New York, NY; Queens, NY; Richmond, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY
Sender: