1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Albany radar (KENX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:51 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
During the afternoon of May 20, a cold frontal passage initiated an isolated severe thunderstorm in Berkshire County. The severe thunderstorm produced one inch hail at Dalton.
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