At 701 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Austerlitz, or 8 miles east of Chatham, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include. Pittsfield, Chatham, Lee, Lenox, New Lebanon, Becket, Austerlitz, Berkshire, Dalton, Ghent, Hinsdale, Stockbridge, Canaan, Richmond, West Stockbridge, Windsor, Peru, Washington, Barkerville, and Glendale. People attending Tanglewood should seek safe shelter immediately!

At 659 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Stamford, or near Bennington, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include. Brattleboro, Vernon, Wilmington, Stamford, Readsboro, Guilford Center, Guilford, Whitingham, Marlboro, Halifax, Jacksonville, North Vernon, Readsboro Falls, Fairview Village, Four Corners, Green River, Heartwellville, West Halifax, Whitneyville, and Medburyville.

* WHAT. Heat index values of 95 to 100 degrees. * WHERE. Eastern Greene, Eastern Ulster, Western Columbia, and Western Dutchess Counties. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* WHAT. Heat index values of 95 to 100 degrees. * WHERE. Eastern Albany, Eastern Columbia, Eastern Dutchess, and Western Rensselaer Counties. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.