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Fireworks Wash Ashore; Jones Beach, Ny · NOAAORR-7851

issued: 2008-07-05 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2008-07-19 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2008-07-19 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 40.592, -73.511
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Fireworks Wash Ashore; Jones Beach, NY.
Jones Beach, NY.
1. A popular beach on Long Island was evacuated at the height of a holiday weekend after stray, unexploded fireworks washed ashore the day after a July Fourth show, state parks officials said Saturday.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: UNEXPLODED FIREWORKS.
3. POSITION 40.592N 073.511W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7851: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7851

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