Special Weather Statement issued October 12 at 2:56AM EDT by NWS Upton NY

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At 256 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Islip, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Shirley, Medford, Manorville, Patchogue, Middle Island, Wading River, Center Moriches, Coram, Holbrook, Sayville, Farmingville, Mastic, Rocky Point, Mastic Beach, and Calverton. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
NY, US
Severity
Moderate
area
Northwest Suffolk; Northeast Suffolk; Southwest Suffolk; Southeast Suffolk
event
Special Weather Statement
onset
2026-10-12T02:56:00-04:00
states
["NY"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Observed
effective
2026-10-12T02:56:00-04:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a8fa5475efd08de09f0737e33a69879708c0c84e.001.1
references
[]
instruction
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
message type
Alert
freshness minutes
60
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