Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 12 at 6:50PM EDT until June 12 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 12, 2026 - 3:50pm
Expires:
June 12, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
At 649 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Midtown
Manhattan, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
This severe storm will be near...
Mott Haven and Laguardia Airport around 655 PM EDT.
Flushing and Forest Hills around 700 PM EDT.
Jamaica and Ozone Park around 705 PM EDT.
This includes the following event locations...Brooklyn Bridge Park,
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Bronx Terminal Market,
and Overpeck Park.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Damaging wind and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring
with this storm. 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:
Bergen, NJ; Hudson, NJ; Bronx, NY; Kings, NY; New York, NY; Queens, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov