Special Weather Statement Massachusetts, New York | Effective 03/31/2026 18:16

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued March 31 at 9:16PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 31, 2026 - 6:16pm
Expires: 
March 31, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
At 915 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Athens, or over Hudson, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Great Barrington, Hudson, Catskill, Saugerties, Chatham, Claverack, Lee, Lenox, Livingston, Copake, Sheffield, Coxsackie, Clermont, Athens, Austerlitz, Philmont, Kinderhook, Lorenz Park, Saugerties South, and Claverack-Red Mills. This includes Interstate 87 between exits 20 and 21.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for east central New York.
Area Description: 
Southern Berkshire; Eastern Greene; Western Columbia; Eastern Columbia; Eastern Ulster
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albany NY