Special Weather Statement issued October 16 at 6:09PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Official severe-weather alerts, warning areas, and disaster updates.
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At 609 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hopewell Junction, or near Pawling, moving 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... Sherman and New Fairfield. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southern Connecticut.
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- CT, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Northern Fairfield
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-16T18:09:00-04:00
- states
- ["CT"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-16T18:09:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b9b0579d8dbc849a2c0ef8d3398df9887b5e2dc8.001.1
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- []
- instruction
- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southern Connecticut.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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