The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 6:12 p.m. on Sunday for gusty showers until 7:15 p.m. for Berkshire County.

Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 50 mph.

"At 6:12 p.m., Doppler radar tracked gusty showers over Lenox, or 7 miles south of Pittsfield, moving southeast at 20 mph," says the weather service. "Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects."

Locations impacted by the alert include Pittsfield, Lee, Lenox, Becket, Otis, Stockbridge, Richmond, West Stockbridge, Washington, Tyringham, Barkerville, Mahkeenac Heights, North Otis, Tanglewood, New Lenox, Lenox Dale, The Center At Lenox, East Otis, Cold Spring and Carey Corner. People attending Tanglewood should seek safe shelter immediately!

The weather service states, "If outd

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