NY WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches, and Advisories

WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, May 27, 2022

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Albany NY

543 PM EDT Fri May 27 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Berkshire

and northeastern Columbia Counties through 615 PM EDT...

At 543 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near

Housatonic, or near Great Barrington, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

unsecured objects. Heavy rains could cause flooding.

Locations impacted include...

Pittsfield, Lee, Lenox, Cheshire, New Lebanon, Austerlitz, Hancock,

New Ashford, Housatonic, Berkshire, Dalton, Lanesborough, Hinsdale,

Stockbridge, Canaan, Richmond, West Stockbridge, Windsor, Peru and

Alford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

LAT...LON 4247 7299 4220 7337 4231 7355 4251 7339

4251 7335 4259 7332 4266 7327 4253 7297

4252 7297

TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 216DEG 40KT 4229 7340

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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