1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
During the afternoon and evening hours of November 1, damaging winds occurred across parts of Berkshire County, due to a combination of deep low pressure over the Mid-Atlantic States and strong high pressure in southern Canada. Trees were downed by the wind in several locations including Lanesboro.
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