Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 10:18PM EDT until July 2 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 2, 2026 - 7:18pm
Expires:
July 2, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
At 1018 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Middlefield to near Otis to near Blandford to
near Hartland, moving east at 40 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, Lee, Lenox, Becket, Otis, Sandisfield, East Windsor,
Dalton, Hinsdale, Stockbridge, Richmond, West Stockbridge, Monterey,
Peru, Washington, Tyringham, Barkerville, Montville, Glendale, and
Lenox Dale.
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
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
Sender: