Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 3:40PM EDT until June 18 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 12:40pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
SVRALY
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Berkshire County in western Massachusetts...
Northeastern Columbia County in east central New York...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 340 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hancock to near New Lebanon to near Valatie,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Pittsfield, Chatham, Lee, Lenox, Cheshire, New Lebanon, Becket,
Austerlitz, Kinderhook, Savoy, Berkshire, Dalton, Lanesborough,
Hinsdale, Stockbridge, Canaan, Richmond, West Stockbridge, Windsor,
and Peru.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for western
Massachusetts.
Area Description:
Berkshire, MA; Columbia, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov