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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Albany, NY
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.
- 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
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.