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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
554 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026
 
MAZ025-162230-
Southern Berkshire MA-
554 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY
THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

At 553 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Otis, or 8 miles east of Great Barrington, moving northeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Becket, Otis, Sandisfield, Tyringham, Otis Wood Lanes, Leisure Lee,
Algerie Four Corners, Bonny Rigg Corners, North Otis, Montville,
Hephzibah Heights, Becket Center, West Becket, East Otis, Cold
Spring, and West Otis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead 
to localized poor drainage flooding. Do not drive your vehicle 
through flooded roadways.

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LAT...LON 4224 7301 4215 7303 4214 7304 4215 7307
      4214 7307 4209 7320 4235 7322 4237 7307
      4233 7306 4231 7303 4231 7300 4225 7300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 236DEG 26KT 4221 7319 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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