{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.6c681c6e25dd13d6b16fbea7283373560deb831c.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 7:12PM EDT by NWS Upton NY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.6c681c6e25dd13d6b16fbea7283373560deb831c.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Upton NY"},"word_count":178,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 7:12PM EDT by NWS Upton NY\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Northern Middlesex; Northern New London; Southern New Haven; Southern Middlesex; Southern New London\n**Issued by:** NWS Upton NY\n**Sent:** 2026-05-20T19:12:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-20T19:12:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-20T20:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 712 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong\nthunderstorms along a line extending from near East Lyme to Westbrook\nto 7 miles south of Guilford. Movement was east at 25 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nNew London, Guilford, Clinton, Groton, Old Saybrook, Salem, Chester,\nMystic, Waterford, East Lyme, Ledyard, East Haddam, Old Lyme,\nWestbrook, and Killingworth.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nTorrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead\nto localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded\nroadways.\n\nA Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for\nsouthern Connecticut."}