Thunderstorm Wind, Berkshire
- When
- August 3, 2:29 PM EST
- Where
- Berkshire County, Sheffield
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 42.100, -73.350
Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 3, 1997
On August 3, a cold front initiated several severe thunderstorms across Berkshire County. At Sheffield, thunderstorm winds downed several trees across State Highway 41.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
On August 3, a cold front initiated several severe thunderstorms across Berkshire County. At Sheffield, thunderstorm winds downed several trees across State Highway 41. At Southfield, winds downed trees onto a shed and tractor. The shed was flattened and the tractor was damaged. The damaging winds also leveled a corn field.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Berkshire
- When
- August 3, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Berkshire County, Southfield
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 42.100, -73.230
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 3, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Maine, August 3, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5611876, 5611877.