A tornado touched down in Western Massachusetts Sunday evening, the National Weather Service confirmed. The National Weather Service said a tornado was confirmed by radar shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday. Local law enforcement reported the tornado touched down on South Main Street in Sandisfield, a town in the Berkshires, near mile marker four. The National…
‘Microburst’ of 100 mph winds, not a tornado, was the cause of extensive damage in Massachusetts last week, forecasters say
As thunderstorms swept through the state last week, short bursts of high-speed winds wreaked havoc on three Massachusetts towns, forecasters said. Last Friday’s stormy weather downed trees and knocked out electricity for thousands of Massachusetts households. A tornado watch was also issued for counties across the state. Although there was a risk of a tornado,…
3rd Tornado Confirmed On Cape Cod
BOSTON (CBS) – The National Weather Service has confirmed that a third tornado touched down on Cape Cod last Tuesday. The EF-1 tornado was on the ground for a quarter mile near Schooner Street in West Yarmouth. It had estimated maximum wind speeds of 90 mph. The NWS says the tornado snapped numerous pine trees.…
2 More Tornadoes Confirmed in Massachusetts
Two more tornadoes have been confirmed to have hit Massachusetts during Tuesday’s storms. National Weather Service officials confirmed Wednesday that Norton, Massachusetts, and Lincoln, Rhode Island, were were hit by tornadoes; meanwhile, Sandwich, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod was hit with a waterspout/tornado. Friday, the National Weather Service confirmed tornadoes in Hardwick and Hubbardston. The same…
Waterspout, not tornado, confirmed in Sandwich
SANDWICH — It may have looked more like Kansas than Massachusetts Tuesday near the Cape Cod Canal. Several people took photos and videos of what appeared to be tornadoes touching down on the water at various locations including near the Bourne Bridge and all the way to Town Neck Beach in Sandwich. But, despite reports…
Tornadoes Are Ripping Through the Northeast
Start with summer heat, add a dash of humidity and a misbehaving jet stream and suddenly the Northeast is the new Tornado Alley. At least five tornadoes tore across the Northeast from New Hampshire to New York last week, including one in Queens late Thursday that ripped up trees, knocked down power lines and stripped…
Officials confirm tornado touched down in Worcester Co.
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…
2 tornadoes confirmed in central Massachusetts
UPTON, Mass. — The National Weather Service has confirmed that two EF-1 tornadoes touched down in central Massachusetts. The Weather Service says the tornadoes that swept through parts of Worcester County early Thursday brought maximum winds of about 100 miles per hour. Tornadoes of that level usually bring moderate damage. Meteorologists say the first tornado…
Possible tornado reported in Central Massachusetts
Following severe storms Wednesday night, officials are investigating if a tornado touched down in Massachusetts. The National Weather Service is sending a team to Central Massachusetts to survey storm damage. The storm uprooted large trees, sent a tree branch flying into a bedroom and blew the roof off another home in Upton. National Weather Service…
Scars remain on one-year anniversary of Massachusetts tornado
CONWAY, Mass. (WPRI) — One year ago Sunday evening, the only February tornado in recorded Massachusetts history moved through the western part of the state. An EF1 tornado tore through the woods of nearby Goshen, then moved to Conway, a small town with less than 2,000 residents. One house had the front torn off of…