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Strong storms are passing through Massachusetts this afternoon with a tornado warning issuedu for much of North Central Massachusetts.
The Worcester tornado damaged or destroyed thousands of homes over a wide swath of central Massachusetts; the Windsor Locks tornado by contrast had a relatively small damage path, but it caused significant damage to parts of Bradley International Airport, including the New England Air Museum, where dozens of expensive and historic aircraft were ...
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.
Additionally, an EF0 tornado was initiated by a squall line in North Brookfield that was part of the system that produced flooding across the state, causing only minor tree damage. [111] [112] There were also several tornado warnings issued as well, with six of them being issued in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. [113] [114]
At 2:43 p.m., the first of several tornado warnings in the area was issued for southern Coos County, New Hampshire. [15] Between 3:00 and 3:30 p.m., severe storms developed over western Massachusetts and prompted a tornado warning to be issued at 3:28 p.m. for parts of Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin Counties. [16]
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 ...
The Springfield tornado of 2011. The second worst tornado in Massachusetts was the Springfield tornado that hit June 1, 2011, spawned out of a supercell thunderstorm.
The 1953 Worcester tornado was an extremely powerful and destructive tornado that struck the city of Worcester, Massachusetts and surrounding areas on Tuesday, June 9, 1953, the final day of the Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence. It stayed on the ground for 48 miles (77 km) and 78 minutes.