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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 16 at 4:02PM EDT until October 16 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

Severe Thunderstorm Watch · Fairfield, CT; New Haven, CT; Bergen, NJ; Essex, NJ; Hudson, NJ; Passaic, NJ; Union, NJ; Bronx, NY; Kings, NY; Nassau, NY; New York, NY; Orange, NY; Putnam, NY; Queens, NY; Richmond, NY; Rockland, NY; Westchester, NY. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:02 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 20:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 16 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Upton NY · Fairfield, CT; New Haven, CT; Bergen, NJ; Essex, NJ; Hudson, NJ; Passaic, NJ; Union, NJ; Bronx, NY; Kings, NY; Nassau, NY; New York, NY; Orange, NY; Putnam, NY; Queens, NY; Richmond, NY; Rockland, NY; Westchester, NY
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 20:02 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC

Archived official description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 687 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN CONNECTICUT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT FAIRFIELD NEW HAVEN IN NEW JERSEY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY BERGEN ESSEX HUDSON PASSAIC UNION IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK BRONX KINGS (BROOKLYN) NASSAU NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) ORANGE PUTNAM QUEENS RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND) ROCKLAND WESTCHESTER

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 20:17 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 20:17 UTC

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Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 16 at 4:02PM EDT until October 16 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:02 UTC

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  "title": "Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 16 at 4:02PM EDT until October 16 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY",
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  "onsetAt": "2026-10-16T20:02:00.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2026-10-17T02:00:00.000Z",
  "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-17T02:00:00.000Z",
  "severity": "Severe",
  "urgency": "Future",
  "certainty": "Possible",
  "messageType": "Alert",
  "status": "Source alert",
  "place": "Fairfield, CT; New Haven, CT; Bergen, NJ; Essex, NJ; Hudson, NJ; Passaic, NJ; Union, NJ; Bronx, NY; Kings, NY; Nassau, NY; New York, NY; Orange, NY; Putnam, NY; Queens, NY; Richmond, NY; Rockland, NY; Westchester, NY",
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  "summary": "Severe Thunderstorm Watch · Fairfield, CT; New Haven, CT; Bergen, NJ; Essex, NJ; Hudson, NJ; Passaic, NJ; Union, NJ; Bronx, NY; Kings, NY; Nassau, NY; New York, NY; Orange, NY; Putnam, NY; Queens, NY; Richmond, NY; Rockland, NY; Westchester, NY. Severe; possible; urgency: future.",
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