Weather Advisory: Snow, Rain, Wind on the Way

02:47PM / Thursday, March 21, 2019Print Story | Email Story

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Hope everyone enjoyed Wednesday's blue skies and Thursday's warmer temperatures because a "bomb cyclone" is about to go off.

Accuweather is reporting that a strengthening storm could bring rain, snow and high winds into the Northeast this weekend. The storm would have to drop in barometric pressure over 24 hours to reach bomb cyclone level. "This storm may reach that criteria as it moves northward and intensifies from Thursday evening near Delmarva to Friday evening in southern Maine," according to Accuweather.

The Berkshires isn't yet listed as being in the snow zone but neighboring counties in New York and Vermont are now under a winter storm watch from Thursday night through Saturday morning. (Southern Berkshire was added to the advisory Thursday afternoon.)

The National Weather Service says heavy, wet snow of up to 7 inches is possible in the higher elevations of Southern Vermont and predicts 2 to 3 inches could fall over the Berkshires.

And where there's no snow, there could be torrential rains and danger of flooding.

Wind gusts could reach 40 to 50 mph or more. The last windstorm that roared through the county knocked down numerous trees, ripped off shingles and left hundreds without power, especially in North Berkshire.

But there's good news ahead: later next week should see temperatures rising into the 50s, a sure sign that spring will finally bloom. Here's hoping March goes out like a lamb.

Wet conditions continue to advance northeastward #nywx #ctwx #mawx #ctwx as coastal storm intensifies. Rainfall amounts the past 6-hours upstream have been over one-half of an inch. Some snow across the higher terrain remains possible this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/CY87jjYOVk
— NWS Albany (@NWSAlbany) March 21, 2019

Rain today..some mixing in the mountains but the bigger problems come tomorrow! Friday= Rain and a rain/snow mix in the Capital District while the mountains and higher elevation have steady, heavy snow. Strong winds will be a problem Friday-Saturday. Stay tuned & stay updated! pic.twitter.com/1tGWkyRmLy
— Jess Briganti (@JessBriganti) March 21, 2019

Our updated #AccuWeather storm snowfall map in cm's and inches. Highest amounts will likely be in the high elevations of the northern Adirondacks. Amounts will be very elevation dependent (typical for early spring). pic.twitter.com/OcJLqSJQSW
— Brett Anderson (@BrettAWX) March 21, 2019

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Northern Berkshire United Way: Founding in the Depression Era

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
05:45PM / Sunday, February 01, 2026

Northern Berkshire United Way is celebrated its 90th anniversary this year. Each month, will take a look back at the agency's milestones over the decades. This first part looks at its founding in the 1930s.

Northern Berkshire United Way has scrap books dating to its founding, recording the organization's business and the work of the agencies it has funded.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — It was in the depths of the Great Depression when a group of local leaders came together to collectively raise funds to support social service agencies.

The idea wasn't new; community chests had been established by the hundreds across the country in the years following World War I. Even President Franklin Roosevelt had promoted the concept, calling on communities to pool their resources during the hard times.

North Adams had been discussing a charity fund at least since Pittsfield had established one a decade earlier.

It was late 1935 when the North Adams Chamber of Commerce finally moved forward, with some of the city's most notable businessmen leading the way.

The North Adams Community Chest wouldn't be formally organized until January 1936. Over the next 90 years, it would raise millions of dollars to support families, public health, child care, social services as the Northern Berkshire United Way.

Herbert B. Clark, inheriting the presidency of North Adams Hospital from his late father, would be the impetus to transform talk into action. One of his first actions was to inform the board of directors that the hospital would not run its annual appeal — and that it was all in with the new community chest.

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