Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 4:19PM EDT until August 8 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 8, 2026 - 1:19pm
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
SVRALY
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Berkshire County in western Massachusetts...
Columbia County in east central New York...
Southeastern Rensselaer County in east central New York...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 417 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Stephentown to near New Lebanon to near Great
Barrington to near Livingston, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Pittsfield, Great Barrington, Chatham, Nassau, Lee, Lenox, Copake,
Sheffield, Cheshire, Stephentown, New Lebanon, Becket, Austerlitz,
Otis, Philmont, Sandisfield, Hancock, Savoy, Ashley Falls, and
Housatonic.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
These storms are producing widespread wind damage across Columbia
County. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away
from windows!
Area Description:
Berkshire, MA; Columbia, NY; Rensselaer, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov