10:30 pm Thursday Evening Strong To Severe Thunderstorm Update For Western & Central Mass

Strong to severe thunderstorms are now making their way across the Berkshires & there have reports of wind damage from these thunderstorms as they moved through. This includes a 64 mph wind gust in Pittsfield & a tree on a house in Stockbridge. Very frequent lightning and torrential downpours are also occurring with these strong to severe thunderstorms.

It is expected that these strong to severe thunderstorms will reach the middle and lower Pioneer Valley, including the Springfield Metro by between 10:45 pm and 11 pm. Once these thunderstorms reach you, expect them to last for about 30 minutes or so. Be aware that these thunderstorms are going to be strong to severe & because of this, they will produce up to 50-60 mph wind gusts, very frequent lightning and torrential downpours.

It then appears that these thunderstorms will move out of Western Mass and reach the western Worcester Hills by about 11:30 pm. These strong to severe thunderstorms are then anticipated to cross central and southern Worcester County between 11:30 pm and 12:30 am. Once these thunderstorms reach your location, expect them to last for about 30 minutes or so. These thunderstorms are likely to be strong & be capable of producing up to 50-60 mph wind gusts, very frequent lightning and torrential downpours.

More updates will be posted over the next couple of hours - so, keep checking back!!

Strong Thunderstorms Will Cross Western Mass Between 10 pm & 11:30 pm & Will Cross Central Mass Between 11:30 pm and 12:30 am (Posted at 9:40 pm Thursday 7/2/2026)

And here we go again.....

An area of strong thunderstorms seems to be moving eastward towards Western Mass from eastern New York State. These thunderstorms are located just to south of Albany at the time of this post and are moving eastward at a forward speed of about 40 mph. These thunderstorms are producing up to 50 mph wind gusts, very frequent lightning and torrential downpours.

Based on the current motion of these thunderstorms, they look to reach the Mass-New York border by 10 pm and then cross the Berkshires between 10 pm and 10:30 pm. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph, very frequent lightning and heavy downpours are likely when these thunderstorms move through.

These thunderstorms may then push into the middle and lower Pioneer Valley of Western Mass by about 11 pm. Expect wind gusts of up to 50 mph, very frequent lightning and torrential downpours when these storms reach the middle and lower Pioneer Valley.

Should these thunderstorms hold together, they would reach the western Worcester Hills by 11:30 pm and then cross central and southern parts of Worcester County during 11:30 pm and 12:30 am hour.

I will be keeping a very close eye on these thunderstorms and will have many more updates over the next 2-3 hours or so.

Midnight Weather Update For The Line Of Strong To Severe Thunderstorms That Are Crossing From Western Mass Into Central Mass

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms stretch from Athol and Winchendon southward through Ware, Palmer and the Springfield Metro. These thunderstorms have had a history of producing wind damage & nearly continuous lightning.

This line of strong to severe thunderstorms will cross all of Worcester County over the next hour. Western and northern parts of Worcester County will be impacted first over the next 15-30 minutes or so. These storms will reach the Worcester Metro by between 12:30 am and 1 am. Eastern and southeastern parts of Worcester County will likely be impacted by these storms shortly after 1 am.

These thunderstorms will be capable of producing 35 to 55 mph wind gusts, nearly continuous lightning and torrential downpours.

It is expected that the thunderstorms will last for about an hour at any one location. This means that these storms probably wont be completely out of Central Mass until about 2-2:30 am.