Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Fairfield and New Haven Counties CT and Putnam County NY

Source: NOAA · Southern Connecticut and Southeastern New York

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NOAA issued it on July 6, 2026, 6 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

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NWS Upton NY has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 5:00 PM EDT for parts of southern Connecticut and southeastern New York due to ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph winds.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
Southern Connecticut and Southeastern New York
Issued
July 6, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Upton NY

Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.

Record status: historical. It was issued 6 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southern Connecticut and Southeastern New York.

Alert Details

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Upton NY. The alert is effective from June 11 at 4:12 PM EDT until June 11 at 5:00 PM EDT.

Affected Areas

The warning covers north central Fairfield County in southern Connecticut, northwestern New Haven County in southern Connecticut, and eastern Putnam County in southeastern New York. The storm was located over Wingdale, or 8 miles north of Pawling, and will be near Sherman around 4:20 PM EDT, New Fairfield around 4:35 PM EDT, and Brookfield around 4:45 PM EDT.

What You Should Do

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

Expected Conditions

At 4:12 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wingdale moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazards include ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts.

Timeline

The warning is in effect until 5:00 PM EDT on June 11, 2026.

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NWS Upton NY has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 5:00 PM EDT for parts of southern Connecticut and southeastern New York due to ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph winds.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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