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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.
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 ...
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...
At about 1 p.m., a tornado watch was issued for parts of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont until 8 p.m. by the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.
A rare Rhode Island tornado lifted a car off a highway Friday as severe weather swept already storm-weary New England, damaging homes, flooding roads and toppling trees. Tornadoes were reported in ...
In New York, where thousands are expected to gather for the Times Square ball drop, officials have already begun warning people that the heaviest rain is forecast to hit the city between 10 p.m ...
The tornado injured 1,288 people and killed 94, making it one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history [4] and the deadliest tornado to ever strike New England. [5] A total of 4,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed and, per National Weather Service estimates, 10,000 people were left homeless.
Severe weather activity became more isolated and scattered on May 27, marking the end of the outbreak sequence. In all, 248 tornadoes occurred during the outbreak sequence; 20 (+1 indirect) people were killed by tornadoes while 10 other people died due to non-tornadic events as well. Over 240 people were injured.