Thunderstorm Wind in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Thunderstorm Wind May 17, 2025 · Berkshire County, Massachusetts

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An amateur radio operator reported several trees down along May Terrace in Pittsfield.

The wider storm

The combination of a couple potent, upper-level disturbances and a pre-frontal surface trough inflicted scattered severe thunderstorms across western Massachusetts in the evening hours of Saturday, May 17. Several reports of tree and power line damage were relayed to NWS Albany, which led to the temporary closures of several roadways.

Began near Pittsfield (42.4406, -73.2287).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1260540. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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