Cold/Wind Chill — Southern Berkshire, Massachusetts

2025-02-17 to 2025-02-18 · Southern Berkshire, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Wind chill values ranged from around negative 1 to negative 5.

Wider weather episode

Immediately on the heels of a complex winter storm that impacted western Massachusetts on February 15-16th, 2025, strong winds and bitter cold broke out across Berkshire County. Strongest wind gusts ranged from around 50 mph to 60 mph with a peak gust of 63 mph recorded at the North Adams Harriman-and-West Airport. Strong winds led to numerous reports of tree damage and subsequent road closures. The cold airmass inflicted across Berkshire County on the departing side of the storm of the days prior led to wind chill values anywhere from -1 to -12.

Key Impacts: power outages, tree damage, road closures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1240105. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.