Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Litchfield, CT; Berkshire, MA; Albany, NY; Columbia, NY; Dutchess, NY; Fulton, NY; Greene, NY; Hamilton, NY; Herkimer, NY; Montgomery, NY; Rensselaer, NY; Saratoga, NY; Schenectady, NY; Schoharie, NY; Ulster, NY; Warren, NY; Washington, NY; Bennington, VT

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Affected area: Litchfield, CT; Berkshire, MA; Albany, NY; Columbia, NY; Dutchess, NY; Fulton, NY; Greene, NY; Hamilton, NY; Herkimer, NY; Montgomery, NY; Rensselaer, NY; Saratoga, NY; Schenectady, NY; Schoharie, NY; Ulster, NY; Warren, NY; Washington, NY; Bennington, VT

Severity: Severe · Effective: August 27, 2026 1:56 pm · Expires: August 27, 2026 9:00 pm

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
631 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN CONNECTICUT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT

LITCHFIELD

IN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

BERKSHIRE

IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK

ALBANY COLUMBIA DUTCHESS
GREENE RENSSELAER SARATOGA
SCHENECTADY SCHOHARIE ULSTER
WARREN WASHINGTON

IN EASTERN NEW YORK

FULTON HAMILTON HERKIMER
MONTGOMERY

IN VERMONT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN SOUTHERN VERMONT

BENNINGTON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, AMSTERDAM, ARLINGTON, ATHENS,
BEACON, BENNINGTON, BREAKABEEN, CAIRO, CAMBRIDGE, CAROGA LAKE,
CATSKILL, COBLESKILL, COXSACKIE, DALTON, DOLGEVILLE, FLORIDA,
FORT EDWARD, FRANKFORT, GILBOA, GLENS FALLS, GLOVERSVILLE,
GRANVILLE, GREENWICH, HANCOCK, HERKIMER, HOFFMEISTER,
HUDSON FALLS, HULETTS LANDING, ILION, JEFFERSON,
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS, JOHNSTOWN, KINGSTON, LITTLE FALLS,
LIVINGSTONVILLE, LONG LAKE, MIDDLEBURGH, MOHAWK, NEW LEBANON,
NEW PALTZ, NORTH ADAMS, NORTH BLENHEIM, PITTSFIELD, POUGHKEEPSIE,
POWNAL, ROTTERDAM, SABATTIS, SARATOGA LAKE, SARATOGA SPRINGS,
SCHENECTADY, STAMFORD, TORRINGTON, TROY, WELLS, WEST GLENS FALLS,
WHITEHALL, AND WOODFORD STATE PARK.

Source: NWS Albany NY (U.S. National Weather Service). Always follow official guidance. weather.gov

Related: Special Weather Statement: Northern Litchfield; Southern Litchfield; Northern Berkshire; Southern Berkshire; Northern Herkimer; Hamilton; Southern Herkimer; Southern Fulton; Montgomery; Northern Saratoga; Northern Warren; Northern Washington; Schoharie; Western Schenectady; Eastern Schenectady; Southern Saratoga; Western Albany; Eastern Albany; Western Rensselaer; Eastern Rensselaer; Western Greene; Eastern Greene; Western Columbia; Eastern Columbia; Western Ulster; Eastern Ulster; Western Dutchess; Eastern Dutchess; Northern Fulton; Southeast Warren; Southern Washington; Bennington; Western Windham; Eastern Windham