{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.e866efd9c4f97186a11453ab910ba6c74b812067.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 6:55PM EDT by NWS Upton NY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-03","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.e866efd9c4f97186a11453ab910ba6c74b812067.001.1","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":157,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 6:55PM EDT by NWS Upton NY\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Western Passaic; Eastern Passaic; Western Bergen\n**Issued by:** NWS Upton NY\n**Sent:** 2026-07-03T18:55:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-03T18:55:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-03T19:45:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 654 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over\nVernon Valley, or near Warwick, moving southeast at 35 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nWayne, West Milford, Ramsey, Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Hawthorne,\nBloomingdale, Upper Greenwood Lake, Wyckoff, Oakland, Wanaque,\nTotowa, Franklin Lakes, Waldwick, and North Haledon.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nFrequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.\nLightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe\nshelter inside a building or vehicle.\n\nA Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for\nnortheastern New Jersey...and southeastern New York."}