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Special Weather Statement

Status

Issued Expired

Start Time

Tue 07/21/2026 04:00 PM EDT

End Time

Tue 07/21/2026 04:45 PM EDT

Storm Location

2 mi S of New York, NY

Storm Motion

Moving E at 25 mph

Impacts

Informational

Max hail size0.25 in
Max wind gust50 mph

Locations Affected

New York, NY ∙ Yonkers, NY ∙ Mount Vernon, NY ∙ New Rochelle, NY ∙ Union City, NJ ∙ Hoboken, NJ ∙ White Plains, NY ∙ West New York, NJ ∙ Pelham Manor, NY ∙ College Point, NY

Full Alert Message

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service New York NY 400 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...HUDSON... SOUTHEASTERN BERGEN...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER...QUEENS...BRONX...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) AND NORTHWESTERN NASSAU COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT... At 400 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Norwood to Brooklyn Heights. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Jamaica, Yonkers, New Rochelle, Flushing, White Plains, Mott Haven, Hoboken, East Tremont, Hackensack, Port Chester, Glen Cove, Bergenfield, Garden City, Mineola, and Rye. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southern Connecticut...northeastern New Jersey...and southeastern New York. && LAT...LON 4069 7406 4102 7406 4103 7397 4100 7389 4105 7380 4108 7357 4099 7358 4100 7359 4097 7362 4097 7365 4090 7374 4088 7374 4086 7366 4092 7364 4092 7359 4072 7361 4070 7391 4074 7395 4071 7397 TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 259DEG 22KT 4100 7396 4069 7400 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Technical Header

CTZ009-NJZ006-104-NYZ071>073-176>179-212045- Southern Fairfield CT-Hudson NJ-Eastern Bergen NJ-Northern Queens NY- Southern Queens NY-Southern Westchester NY-Bronx NY- New York (Manhattan) NY-Northern Nassau NY-Southern Nassau NY- 400 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026