323  
WWUS51 KALY 181931  
SVSALY  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY  
331 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
NYC083-181940-  
/O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-260618T1945Z/  
RENSSELAER NY-  
331 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL RENSSELAER  
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED  
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR WESTERN  
MASSACHUSETTS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4216 7303 4215 7307 4240 7376 4249 7354  
4252 7335 4243 7305 4238 7307 4233 7306  
4231 7301 4231 7300 4225 7300  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 290DEG 16KT 4250 7332 4244 7342 4238 7366  
 

 
 
MAC003-NYC021-181945-  
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-260618T1945Z/  
BERKSHIRE MA-COLUMBIA NY-  
331 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT  
FOR CENTRAL BERKSHIRE AND NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES...  
 
AT 330 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR HANCOCK TO NEAR NEW LEBANON TO NEAR VALATIE,  
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
PITTSFIELD, CHATHAM, LEE, LENOX, NEW LEBANON, VALATIE, BECKET,  
AUSTERLITZ, OTIS, KINDERHOOK, HINSDALE, STOCKBRIDGE, CANAAN,  
RICHMOND, WEST STOCKBRIDGE, WASHINGTON, TYRINGHAM, BARKERVILLE,  
GLENDALE, AND RAYVILLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR WESTERN  
MASSACHUSETTS.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4216 7303 4215 7307 4240 7376 4249 7354  
4252 7335 4243 7305 4238 7307 4233 7306  
4231 7301 4231 7300 4225 7300  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 290DEG 16KT 4250 7332 4244 7342 4238 7366  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
CS  
 
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