Massachusetts, New York Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/02/2026 18:19

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 9:19PM EDT until July 2 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 2, 2026 - 6:19pm
Expires: 
July 2, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
At 918 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Voorheesville to near Selkirk to 6 miles west of Athens, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Albany, Pittsfield, East Greenbush, North Adams, Rensselaer, Great Barrington, Hudson, Catskill, Chatham, Nassau, Delmar, Williamstown, Claverack, Lee, Lenox, Menands, New Baltimore, Ravena, Cheshire, and Stephentown.
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; Albany, NY; Columbia, NY; Greene, NY; Rensselaer, NY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albany NY