{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.ec681db4cdeecc21f249f4c14d14bc514f62674e.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 6:44PM EDT until July 4 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Albany NY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-04","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.ec681db4cdeecc21f249f4c14d14bc514f62674e.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Albany NY"},"word_count":249,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 6:44PM EDT until July 4 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Albany NY\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Litchfield, CT; Berkshire, MA; Columbia, NY; Dutchess, NY\n**Issued by:** NWS Albany NY\n**Sent:** 2026-07-04T18:44:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-04T18:44:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-04T19:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nSVRALY\n\nThe National Weather Service in Albany has issued a\n\n* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...\nNorthern Litchfield County in northern Connecticut...\nSouthwestern Berkshire County in western Massachusetts...\nNortheastern Dutchess County in east central New York...\nSouth central Columbia County in east central New York...\n\n* Until 730 PM EDT.\n\n* At 643 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ancram, or 14\nmiles southwest of Great Barrington, moving southeast at 35 mph.\n\nHAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage\nto roofs, siding, and trees.\n\n* Locations impacted include...\nTorrington, New Hartford, Copake, Pine Plains, Norfolk, Ancram,\nCanaan, Millerton, Northwest Harwinton, Terryville, New Hartford\nCenter, Ashley Falls, Falls Village, Winsted, Harwinton,\nBarkhamsted, Salisbury, Goshen, Colebrook, and Cornwall.\n\n## Instructions\nFor your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a\nbuilding.\n\nLarge hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning\nare occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is\none of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,\nyou are close enough to be struck by lightning.\n\nTorrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to\nflash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways."}