New York Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/05/2026 18:13

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 5 at 9:13PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 5, 2026 - 6:13pm
Expires: 
July 5, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description: 
At 912 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over New Windsor, or near Newburgh, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and very heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Beacon, Pawling, Wappingers Falls, Fishkill, Hopewell Junction, Myers Corner, East Fishkill, Beekman, Stormville, Baker Corner, Swartoutville, Brockway, Green Haven, New Hamburg, Glenham, Poughquag, Beacon Hills, Lomala, Pecksville, and Chelsea.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized poor drainage flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Additional rainfall amounts of a half an inch to an inch will be possible.
Area Description: 
Western Dutchess; Eastern Dutchess
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albany NY