Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 8:45PM EDT until March 31 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 31, 2026 - 5:45pm
Expires:
March 31, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
At 844 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Rowe to 6 miles west of Otis, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. A confirmed wind gust to 50mph was
reported at the Pittsfield airport.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Pittsfield, Lee, Lenox, Becket, Florida, Savoy, Dalton, Hinsdale,
Stockbridge, Windsor, Peru, Washington, Glendale, New Lenox, Lenox
Dale, Eastern Summit, Yankee Orchards, Wheatleigh, Whitcomb Summit,
and Lenox Station.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Berkshire, MA
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov