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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 · Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY; New York Harbor; Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM. 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 · Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY; New York Harbor; Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM
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 THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY NEW YORK HARBOR SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM

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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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First saved record

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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  "onsetAt": "2026-10-16T20:02:00.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2026-10-17T02:00:00.000Z",
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  "certainty": "Possible",
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