Special Weather Statement for Northern Berkshire; Southern Berkshire; Eastern Columbia
At 1025 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Austerlitz, or 8 miles east of Chatham, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow...
Official alert brief
At 1025 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Austerlitz, or 8 miles east of Chatham, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Pittsfield, Lee, Lenox, Becket, Austerlitz, Housatonic, Stockbridge, Canaan, Richmond, West Stockbridge, Tyringham, Barkerville, Glendale, Williamsville, Lenox Dale, The Center At Lenox, Carey Corner, West Pittsfield, Risingdale, and New Lebanon Center. People attending Tanglewood should seek safe shelter immediately!
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.