Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
606 WWUS81 KALY 232049 SPSALY Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 449 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 MAZ025-NYZ061-232115- Southern Berkshire MA-Eastern Columbia NY- 449 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT... At 449 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Copake, or 7 miles southwest of Great Barrington, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Copake, Sheffield, Austerlitz, Housatonic, Stockbridge, Hillsdale, Richmond, West Stockbridge, Monterey, Alford, Tyringham, Hartsville, Glendale, North Hillsdale, Williamsville, Alander, and Lenox Dale. People attending Tanglewood should seek safe shelter immediately! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for western Massachusetts. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northern Connecticut...and east central New York. && LAT...LON 4205 7340 4205 7347 4214 7366 4218 7365 4242 7334 4241 7329 4229 7302 TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 227DEG 41KT 4213 7349 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Frugis