Special Weather Statement
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Issued by NWS Upton NY
⏳ In force until Sat 17 Oct, 02:30 📍 Northern Fairfield; Northern New Haven; Northern Middlesex; Northern New London; Southern New Haven; Southern Middlesex… (approximate) 🕑 1 h ago
At 626 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Brewster, moving east at 55 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... New Haven, Waterbury, Danbury, Meriden, Milford, Middletown, Wallingford, Shelton, Naugatuck, Guilford, Southbury, Wolcott,…
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📡 CAP alert details
Common Alerting Protocol
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SeverityModerate
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UrgencyExpected
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CertaintyObserved
EventSpecial Weather Statement
Response typeExecute
CategoryMet
Affected areaNorthern Fairfield; Northern New Haven; Northern Middlesex; Northern New London; Southern New Haven; Southern Middlesex; Putnam; Northern Westchester
Issuing authorityNWS Upton NY
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-10-16T18:26:00-04:00
Effective2026-10-16T18:26:00-04:00
Onset2026-10-16T18:26:00-04:00
Expires2026-10-16T19:30:00-04:00
📋 Official instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southern Connecticut...and southeastern New York.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c2c1a34f8e9629c77a99d64235b81d208ba00484.001.1
Message typeAlert
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesNot supplied
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🛡 Safety advice
General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southern Connecticut...and southeastern New York.
- Stay aware of your surroundings in this area.
- Follow official updates from the police and local authorities.
- In an emergency call 112 (police) or 112 (ambulance), or request help through Jilinde.
📰 Story summary
From the report shown in the feed:
- At 626 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Brewster, moving east at 55 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...
- New Haven, Waterbury, Danbury, Meriden, Milford, Middletown, Wallingford, Shelton, Naugatuck, Guilford, Southbury, Wolcott,…
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