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

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

Severity: Severe · Effective: June 30, 2026 1:14 pm · Expires: June 30, 2026 8:00 pm

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
423 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

BERKSHIRE

IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK

ALBANY COLUMBIA GREENE
RENSSELAER SARATOGA SCHENECTADY
SCHOHARIE 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, ATHENS,
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,
LITTLE FALLS, LIVINGSTONVILLE, LONG LAKE, MIDDLEBURGH, MOHAWK,
NEW LEBANON, NORTH ADAMS, NORTH BLENHEIM, PITTSFIELD, POWNAL,
ROTTERDAM, SABATTIS, SARATOGA LAKE, SARATOGA SPRINGS,
SCHENECTADY, STAMFORD, 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