The National Weather Service has issued A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH for the following counties or areas: Middlesex, NJ; Bronx; Kings, NY; Morris; Bergen; Monmouth, NJ; Rockland; Richmond; New York, NY; Warren, NJ; Queens; Westchester, NY; Essex; Somerset, NJ; Nassau, NY; Hudson; Union, NJ; Putnam, NY; Sussex, NJ; Fairfield, CT; Passaic, NJ; Orange, NY; New York Harbor, Northwest Atlantic; Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson,NY, Northwest Atlantic; Hunterdon, NJ; at 2:50 PM on OCT 16, 2026 Effective until 9:20 PM. Message from WOLF/IP.