NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Officials say a tornado has touched down in Massachusetts, injuring a woman when debris hit her car.
The fire chief in Webster, a town near the Rhode Island and Connecticut borders, said he’s never seen anything like this before.
Webster police said the woman had been driving in town Saturday when the tornado hit. She was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado, adding that it was an EF-1. It caused structural damage to buildings and downed trees and poles.
A flash flood warning was in effect for Boston and Rhode Island but has since expired.
Several thousand Worcester County residents were without power as of Saturday afternoon.
The NWS also said a separate tornado touched down in Woodstock, Connecticut Saturday, noting that it damaged two corn fields and split an oak tree in two. It also was an EF-1, according to NWS.
by Associated Press (2018, August 4) TurnTo10
