Lightning — Berkshire, Massachusetts

2024-06-22 · near West Stockbridge Cnt, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Fire department reported a barn fire started by a lightning strike.

Wider weather episode

Scattered showers and thunderstorms impacted Berkshire County on Saturday, June 22. Isolated instances of thunderstorms becoming severe resulted in numerous instances of downed trees and wires with an isolated instance of a downed power pole and a tree downed on a house. Additionally, a barn fire was reported as a result of a lightning strike.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1195188. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.