Massachusetts, New York, Vermont Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/01/2026 19:14

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 10:14PM EDT until July 1 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 1, 2026 - 7:14pm
Expires: 
July 1, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description: 
SVRALY The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Berkshire County in western Massachusetts... Northeastern Columbia County in east central New York... Rensselaer County in east central New York... Southern Bennington County in southern Vermont... * Until 1115 PM EDT. * At 1014 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hoosick Falls to near Berlin to Stephentown, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Pittsfield, Bennington, North Adams, Hoosick Falls, Nassau, Adams, Williamstown, Pownal, Cheshire, Stephentown, New Lebanon, Grafton, Berlin, Stamford, Readsboro, Florida, Hancock, Savoy, New Ashford, and Averill Park.
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; Rensselaer, NY; Bennington, VT
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albany NY