Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 9:54PM EDT until July 2 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 2, 2026 - 6:54pm
Expires:
July 2, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
SVRALY
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Berkshire County in western Massachusetts...
Northeastern Columbia County in east central New York...
* Until 1045 PM EDT.
* At 953 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near New Lebanon to Austerlitz to near Housatonic to
near Sheffield, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Pittsfield, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, New Lebanon, Becket,
Austerlitz, Otis, Sandisfield, Housatonic, East Windsor, Dalton,
Hinsdale, Stockbridge, Hillsdale, Canaan, New Marlborough,
Richmond, West Stockbridge, and Monterey.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are 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; Columbia, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
Sender: