{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.ed7c888251c6b09202f813e7e43baa92457d4244.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 6:36PM 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.ed7c888251c6b09202f813e7e43baa92457d4244.001.1","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":163,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 6:36PM EDT by NWS Upton NY\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Northwest Suffolk; Southwest Suffolk; Northern Nassau; Southern Nassau\n**Issued by:** NWS Upton NY\n**Sent:** 2026-05-20T18:36:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-20T18:36:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-20T19:15:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 636 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over\nMineola, moving east at 20 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...\nLevittown, Huntington Station, Deer Park, Plainview, Garden City,\nSyosset, Mineola, Huntington, Westbury, Great Neck, Farmingdale,\nOyster Bay, Hempstead, Hicksville, and Elmont.\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 900 PM EDT for\nsoutheastern New York."}