Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued October 16 at 5:54PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 16, 2026 - 2:54pm
Expires:
October 16, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
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.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Southern Berkshire
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov