Massachusetts, New York Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/18/2026 12:11

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 3:11PM EDT until June 18 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 12:11pm
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description: 
SVRALY The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Berkshire County in western Massachusetts... Northeastern Columbia County in east central New York... South central Rensselaer County in east central New York... * Until 345 PM EDT. * At 310 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Stephentown to near Nassau to near New Baltimore, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Pittsfield, Chatham, Nassau, Lee, Lenox, New Lebanon, Valatie, Becket, Austerlitz, Otis, Kinderhook, Hinsdale, Stockbridge, Canaan, Richmond, West Stockbridge, East Nassau, Washington, Tyringham, and Barkerville.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for western Massachusetts.
Area Description: 
Berkshire, MA; Columbia, NY; Rensselaer, NY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albany NY