Connecticut, New York Special Weather Statement | Effective 04/14/2026 18:18

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 14 at 9:18PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 14, 2026 - 6:18pm
Expires: 
April 14, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
At 918 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Falls Village to near Cornwall Bridge to near Fahnestock State Park. Movement was east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Torrington, New Milford, Beacon, Sherman, Pawling, Canton, Thomaston, New Hartford, Wappingers Falls, Amenia, Kent, Sharon, Fishkill, Norfolk, Millbrook, Litchfield, Canaan, Millerton, Northwest Harwinton, and New Hartford Center.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northern Connecticut...and east central New York.
Area Description: 
Northern Litchfield; Southern Litchfield; Western Dutchess; Eastern Dutchess
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albany NY