The National Weather Service says a weak tornado has struck Rhode Island. The tornado struck Portsmouth on Wednesday. It was an EF0 tornado, which is the weakest of six tornado strengths, and had maximum winds of 65 mph. The tornado had a path length of one-quarter of a mile and a path width of about…
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…
30 Year Anniversary of the Cranston/Providence Tornado
The strongest tornado on record in Rhode Island hit a densely populated area of the state on this date back in 1986. That tornado was one of three to hit Rhode Island in a two-day span. The most powerful of the three hit in the late afternoon of August 7, 1986. Around 5:15PM, a tornado…