New Jersey, New York Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 09/01/2026 14:58

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 1 at 5:58PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 1, 2026 - 2:58pm
Expires: 
September 1, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
At 558 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Newark, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth, Flatbush, Bayonne, Hoboken, Coney Island, Secaucus, Harrison, Rockaway Beach, Todt Hill, Crown Heights, Huguenot, The Verrazano Narrows Bridge, and Canarsie.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for northeastern New Jersey...and southeastern New York.
Area Description: 
Hudson; Eastern Essex; Eastern Union; New York (Manhattan); Richmond (Staten Is.); Kings (Brooklyn); Southern Queens
Forcast Office: 
NWS Upton NY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov