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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
511 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026
 
NJZ002-004-103-192200-
Western Bergen NJ-Western Passaic NJ-Eastern Passaic NJ-
511 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PASSAIC AND NORTHWESTERN BERGEN
COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...

At 510 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Green Pond, or near West Milford, moving east at
30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph, half inch hail, and lightning.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Paterson, Wayne, West Milford, Ridgewood, Ramsey, Ringwood, Pompton
Lakes, Hawthorne, Bloomingdale, Fair Lawn, Elmwood Park, Wyckoff,
Little Falls, Oakland, and Woodland Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 4108 7449 4109 7450 4112 7446 4112 7418
      4108 7408 4091 7410 4089 7413 4086 7411
      4088 7426 4091 7427 4093 7429 4097 7428
      4098 7430 4100 7430 4101 7439 4103 7442
      4102 7443 4104 7443 4105 7445 4104 7450
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 278DEG 25KT 4103 7447 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

$$

JE