Thunderstorm Wind in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Thunderstorm Wind July 12, 2022 · Berkshire County, Massachusetts

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Death

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lenox Police reported that a 56 year old man was killed when a large tree came down in the travel line onto his pickup truck at the intersection of Route 7 and Old Stockbridge Road. Report was obtained via a local newspaper.

The wider storm

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms ahead of an approaching cold front resulted in multiple wind damage reports across western Massachusetts during the afternoon and evening hours on Tuesday July 12, 2022. A NWS Storm Survey concluded an area of straight line wind damage with estimated wind speeds of 85 mph occurred across the Town of Lenox. There was one fatality reported just south of Lenox (Berkshire County) due to a large tree falling onto a pickup truck.

Began near West Stockbridge (42.3300, -73.2900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1044181. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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