Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
519 WUUS51 KALY 081856 SVRALY MAC003-081930- /O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0001.240508T1856Z-240508T1930Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Albany NY 256 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Berkshire County in western Massachusetts... * Until 330 PM EDT. * At 256 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Otis, or 10 miles east of Great Barrington, moving east at 55 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... Otis, Sandisfield, New Marlborough, Monterey, Tyringham, Otis Wood Lanes, Leisure Lee, Algerie Four Corners, Bonny Rigg Corners, North Otis, Montville, Hephzibah Heights, Becket Center, East Lee, West Becket, East Otis, Cold Spring, and West Otis. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && Please report hail size...damaging winds and reports of trees down to the National Weather Service by email at Alb.Stormreport@noaa.gov... On Facebook at www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany LAT...LON 4215 7303 4215 7307 4212 7306 4211 7307 4212 7325 4230 7325 4231 7304 4231 7300 4225 7300 TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 269DEG 49KT 4222 7315 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ NAS