Special Weather Statement
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Issued by NWS Albany NY
⏳ In force until Sat 17 Oct, 01:30 📍 Southern Berkshire (approximate) 🕑 1 h ago
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 Corn…
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📡 CAP alert details
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📡 CAP alert details
Common Alerting Protocol
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SeverityModerate
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UrgencyExpected
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CertaintyObserved
EventSpecial Weather Statement
Response typeExecute
CategoryMet
Affected areaSouthern Berkshire
Issuing authorityNWS Albany NY
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-10-16T17:54:00-04:00
Effective2026-10-16T17:54:00-04:00
Onset2026-10-16T17:54:00-04:00
Expires2026-10-16T18:30:00-04:00
📋 Official instructions
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.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.02bc3950ab75c815ac1a5ce9e0163bd695d212cb.001.1
Message typeAlert
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesNot supplied
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🛡 Safety advice
General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
- 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.
- Stay aware of your surroundings in this area.
- Follow official updates from the police and local authorities.
- In an emergency call 112 (police) or 112 (ambulance), or request help through Jilinde.
📰 Story summary
From the report shown in the feed:
- 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 Corn…
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