Special Weather Statement issued September 1 at 5:58PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
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.
- Affected area
- Hudson County, Essex County, Union County
- Last updated
- Sep 1, 5:58 PM EDT
- Expires
- Tue, Sep 1, 6:45 PM EDT
- Source
- National Weather Service
What to do
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.
Don’t miss the next update
Get New Jersey alerts by email
Get a useful summary only when official alerts match New Jersey. News and events stay off unless you add them.
Official source details
- NWS event
- Special Weather Statement
- Issued by
- NWS Upton NY
- Recommended response
- Execute