Connecticut, New York Special Weather Statement | Effective 04/15/2026 22:20

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 16 at 1:20AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 10:20pm
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description: 
At 120 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Hopewell Junction to Fahnestock State Park to near Harriman. Movement was northeast at 75 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... Danbury, Peekskill, Mahopac, Lake Carmel, West Point, Sherman, Brewster, Cold Spring, New Windsor, Brookfield, New Fairfield, Carmel, Harriman, Fahnestock State Park, and Jefferson Valley.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Northern Fairfield; Orange; Putnam; Rockland; Northern Westchester
Forcast Office: 
NWS Upton NY