Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 20 at 11:24AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 20, 2026 - 8:24am
Expires:
April 20, 2026 - 9:00am
Description:
At 1119 AM EDT, a trained weather spotter reported a shower with
small hail near Medford. A larger cluster of showers also capable of
producing small hail was off to the south from Sayville to Shirley,
moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Pea size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotter.
Locations impacted include...
Riverhead, Shirley, Medford, Manorville, Patchogue, Middle Island,
Center Moriches, Westhampton, Sayville, Mastic, Mastic Beach,
Yaphank, Brookhaven National Laboratory, East Patchogue, and
Holtsville.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Northwest Suffolk; Northeast Suffolk; Southwest Suffolk; Southeast Suffolk
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY
Sender: