Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Berkshire MA, Rensselaer NY, Bennington and Windham VT
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NWS Albany NY has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northeastern Berkshire County MA, southern Rensselaer County NY, and Bennington and Windham counties VT until 3:30 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Western Massachusetts, Eastern New York, Southern Vermont
- Issued
- July 22, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Albany NY
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Western Massachusetts, Eastern New York, Southern Vermont.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Albany NY. Effective from 2026-06-18T14:51:00-04:00 until 2026-06-18T15:30:00-04:00. Alert type code: SVW.
Affected Areas
Northeastern Berkshire County in western Massachusetts; Southern Rensselaer County in east central New York; Bennington County and Windham County in southern Vermont. Locations impacted include Pittsfield, Bennington, North Adams, Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Arlington, Londonderry, Townshend, Manchester, Stratton, Adams, Williamstown, Shaftsbury, Pownal, Cheshire, Stephentown, Putney, Vernon, Grafton, and Berlin.
What You Should Do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 2:51 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Manchester Center to near Bennington to Averill Park, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and hail up to 0.75 inches. Torrential rainfall may lead to flash flooding.
Timeline
Issued June 18 at 2:51 PM EDT. In effect until 3:30 PM EDT on June 18.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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