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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Albany, NY

December 10, 2025Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut; Berkshire County, Massachusetts

NWS Albany, NY issued this wind advisory at Dec 10, 2025, 12:55 PM EST for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut; Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Dec 11, 2025, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 10, 2025, 12:55 PM EST (17:55 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 11, 2025, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 12, 2025, 12:26 AM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 82 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2025-12-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2025-12-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 129 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1156 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

186 
WWUS71 KALY 101755
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
1255 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

MAZ001-025-111100-
/O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0021.251211T1500Z-251212T1500Z/
Northern Berkshire-Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Great Barrington, Sandisfield, North
Adams, Dalton, Hancock, Florida, South Egremont, and Pittsfield
1255 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Berkshire County in Massachusetts .

* WHEN...From 10 AM Thursday to 10 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

35
4 follow-up statements
143 
WWUS71 KALY 110522
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
1222 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

CTZ001-013-111330-
/O.EXA.KALY.WI.Y.0021.251211T1500Z-251212T1500Z/
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Gaylordsville, Torrington, Thomaston,
Terryville, New Milford, and Oakville
1222 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST 
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Litchfield County.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 10 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

MAZ001-025-111330-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0021.251211T1500Z-251212T1500Z/
Northern Berkshire-Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Great Barrington, Hancock, North Adams,
Pittsfield, Dalton, South Egremont, Sandisfield, and Florida
1222 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM 
EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Berkshire County.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 10 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

07
687 
WWUS71 KALY 110929
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
429 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-112000-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0021.251211T1500Z-251212T1500Z/
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Great Barrington, Gaylordsville,
Torrington, Thomaston, Hancock, Pittsfield, Terryville, North
Adams, New Milford, Dalton, South Egremont, Sandisfield, Florida,
and Oakville
429 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM 
EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...In Connecticut, Litchfield County. In Massachusetts, 
  Berkshire County.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 10 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

07
489 
WWUS71 KALY 111714
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
1214 PM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-121500-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-251212T1500Z/
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of South Egremont, Gaylordsville, North
Adams, New Milford, Oakville, Florida, Terryville, Great
Barrington, Torrington, Dalton, Hancock, Sandisfield, Thomaston,
and Pittsfield
1214 PM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...In Connecticut, Litchfield County. In Massachusetts, 
  Berkshire County.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
049 
WWUS71 KALY 120526
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
1226 AM EST Fri Dec 12 2025

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-120630-
/O.CAN.KALY.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-251212T1500Z/
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Great Barrington, New Milford,
Sandisfield, Thomaston, Terryville, North Adams, Torrington,
Florida, South Egremont, Gaylordsville, Oakville, Pittsfield, and
Hancock
1226 AM EST Fri Dec 12 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Wind gusts have decreased to below 45 mph, therefore the wind 
advisory has been cancelled.

$$

07

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.