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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 3:09 PM Aug. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Fairfield County in southern Connecticut...
Westchester County in southeastern New York...
Eastern Putnam County in southeastern New York...
Rockland County in southeastern New York...

* Until noon EDT.

* At 1109 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ossining,
moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Mount Kisco around 1120 AM EDT.
Yorktown Heights around 1125 AM EDT.
Bedford around 1130 AM EDT.
Ridgefield around 1145 AM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

Flood Watch
Issued: 6:28 PM Aug. 26, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, including the following
areas, Northern Fairfield and Southern Fairfield, northeast New
Jersey, including the following areas, Eastern Bergen, Eastern
Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen,
Western Essex, Western Passaic and Western Union, and southeast New
York, including the following areas, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New
York (Manhattan), Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northern
Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland,
Southern Nassau, Southern Queens and Southern Westchester.

* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Total rainfall amounts are around 1 to 1.5 inches in the watch
area, but some areas could receive up to 3 inches with peak
rainfall rates between 1.5 to 2.5 in/hr.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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