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Paths of tornadoes in New England, 1950–2006. Tornadoes are fairly uncommon in the US region of New England. Fewer tornadoes are recorded here than anywhere else east of the Rocky Mountains. [1] However, these deadly and destructive storms do occur; on average, about eight tornadoes are reported in the region each year.
Communities across New England were picking up Saturday a day after a spate of tornadoes swept through the region. Four tornadoes were confirmed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and the National ...
Some of the July storms produced tornadoes, as did storms in August. On Aug. 18, five tornadoes touched down in Southern New England, including an EF-2 tornado with wind speeds of 115 mph.
Multiple tornadoes impacted portions of southern New England on the morning of August 18. Three tornadoes touched down in Massachusetts, an EF1 tornado touched down in Connecticut, and an EF2 tornado lifted a car on I-295 near Scituate, Rhode Island. [160] It was the first F2/EF2 tornado in Rhode Island since 1986. [161]
Houses and stone-walled buildings collapsed. The tornado's maximum width was 850 metres (930 yd) and had a path length of 36 kilometres (22 mi). [8] ESSL: July 17: 1902 Canada: Ontario: Chesterville, Winchester: Several The tornado was 50–60 rods (250–300 m; 820–990 ft) wide and tore dwellings and outbuildings into pieces. [13] [14] [15 ...
Relentless rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida sent the New York City area into a state of emergency early Thursday, as the storm carried into New England with threats of more tornadoes. New ...
The 2011 New England Tornado Outbreak was a tornado outbreak on June 1, 2011, that impacted the states of Massachusetts and Maine in New England. A total of six tornadoes touched down in both western Massachusetts and western Maine. The strongest, often referred to as the Springfield Tornado, was a long-track, high-end EF3 tornado that caused ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Three tornadoes that hit Rhode Island and southeast Connecticut this weekend were the first since at least 1950 to strike the area in November, the National Weather ...