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Tornado Watch Bennington VT and Surrounding Tri-State Areas Issued Through 3 PM
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch in effect until 3 PM for Bennington and Windham counties in southern Vermont, Berkshire County in Massachusetts, and parts of eastern New York. Severe weather conditions remain possible across the region.
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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; Windham, VT
Severity: Extreme · Effective: June 18, 2026 10:00 am · Expires: June 18, 2026 3:00 pm
National Weather Service Tornado Watch in Effect
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 352 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
Tornado Watch Southern Vermont, Western Massachusetts, and Eastern New York
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 2 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHERN VERMONT
BENNINGTON WINDHAM
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, AMSTERDAM, ATHENS,
BELLOWS FALLS, BENNINGTON, BRATTLEBORO, BREAKABEEN, CAIRO,
CAMBRIDGE, CAROGA LAKE, CATSKILL, COBLESKILL, COXSACKIE, DALTON,
DOLGEVILLE, FLORIDA, FORT EDWARD, FRANKFORT, GILBOA, GLENS FALLS,
GLOVERSVILLE, GRANVILLE, GREENWICH, GUILFORD CENTER, 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 BRATTLEBORO, WEST GLENS FALLS, WHITEHALL,
AND WOODFORD STATE PARK.
Source: NWS Albany NY (U.S. National Weather Service). Always follow official guidance. weather.gov
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