Massachusetts, New York Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/18/2026 13:06

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 4:06PM EDT until June 18 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 1:06pm
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description: 
At 405 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near East Windsor to near Lee to Austerlitz, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Pittsfield, Chatham, Lee, Lenox, Becket, Austerlitz, Dalton, Hinsdale, Stockbridge, Canaan, Richmond, West Stockbridge, Peru, Washington, Tyringham, Barkerville, Glendale, Lenox Dale, The Center At Lenox, and Adams Junction.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for western Massachusetts. 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.
Area Description: 
Berkshire, MA; Columbia, NY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albany NY