Thunderstorm Wind in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Thunderstorm Wind March 31, 2026 · 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

Local law enforcement relayed a report of a downed tree in Lenox.

The wider storm

A low pressure system impacted western Massachusetts on the final day of March of 2026, bringing widespread rainfall and evening thunderstorms as its associated cold front tracked through the region. Over the course of the event, about 0.5 to 1.3 inches of rain fell across western Massachusetts with the heaviest rainfall rates occurring within thunderstorms that tracked just ahead of the boundary in the late evening. While most thunderstorms proved to be sub-severe in strength, an isolated storm did, per radar estimation, produce a severe-level wind gust which downed a tree in Lenox.

Began near Lenox (42.3584, -73.2905).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1326547. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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