Massachusetts Under a Tornado Watch Until 6 PM!

[Breeze54]

Severe Weather

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/severeweather/index.html

Tornado Watch:

Issued at: 12:03 PM EDT 6/10/08, expires at: 6:00 PM EDT 6/10/08

Tornado watch 499 remains in effect until 600 pm edt for the following locations Ma .,

Massachusetts Counties Included Are: Northern Berkshire County; Southern Berkshire County

My Weather:

Tuesday, Jun 10
High: 96 °F RealFeel®: 110 °F
Mostly sunny; very hot and humid

Tuesday Night, Jun 10
Low: 63 °F RealFeel®: 64 °F
A couple of showers and a heavy thunderstorm this evening; otherwise, mainly cloudy

What's the weather like where you are?

I feel so bad for Wisconsin. Unbelievable!!!

And Indiana is having a horrible time with flooding too.

Washington State has TEN inches of snow!!!

Can we call it Climate Change now? Global Warming?

:wtf:

And it's NOT even summer yet!! It's only June!!!

[livetohike]

1. Stay safe.

We seem to have gone from early Spring to mid-summer in a week here in PA. We had marble sized hail 10 days ago. I've never seen that here before :scared:. We don't have a basement, so we went to a walk in closet that's under the second floor stairs. It was pretty scary and I've lived in MN so I was used to the tornado sirens going off.

[Breeze54]

11. Yikes!! You stay safe too!

I heard on the news the other day (can't remember where/what state) they were expecting hail the size of baseballs!!!

Holy shit!

[bicentennial_baby]

2. There was a tornado in Berkshire County about a decade ago...

Great Barrington, I think? Not unheard of.

On edit: It was on 1995:

During the evening of Memorial Day, may 29 1995, a strong tornado touched down in Berkshire county Massachusetts near Prospect Lake in North Egremont at 706 PM. It then moved east at 40 mph, crossing into Great Barrington then Monterey. The last damage occurred near Morley Hill in Sandisfield at 724 PM. Officially the track was from 1 mile southeast of North Egremont to 1.5 miles southwest of West Otis. Its damage classification was considered F3 to F4 (the fujita damage scale ranges from F0 to F5).

Three people were killed as their car was lifted several hundred feet in the air then dropped into a wooded hillside. Twenty-Four people were injured, many from flying glass. Approximately 75 homes were either damaged or destroyed. Damage was estimated near 25 million dollars. In Great Barrington, the local fairgrounds and a gas station were destroyed. A truck smashed into a supermarket causing a large hole in the building. A nursing home lost its roof. Debris was carried more than 45 miles to the northeast in Belchertown, where a fairgrounds racing ticket was found along with white corrugated plastic roofing material.

At the same time as the Great Barrington tornado, a different tornado was occurring in Connecticut. It moved across South Britain and Southbury from 723 PM to 735 PM. Its damage classification was F1 and costs were estimated at 10 thousand dollars.

Here's a pic of the fairgrounds:

[Breeze54]

4. I remember that but I didn't know it was was considered F3 to F4 !!

I think it took out a private school in Great Barrington, if I remember correctly.

You are resourceful finding that article from back in 1995! ;)

I'm not near the Berkshires but I will have a severe T-Storm tonight. :scared: I hate them!

[bicentennial_baby]

7. Might have been Simon's Rock School...

My parents are in Franklin Co. As long as it stays south, I won't worry. The Appalachian range up in No. Berkshire is usually good at breaking up the bad storms. We shall see.

[shadowknows69]

3. Ouch stay safe

We are too until 6pm in upstate NY, I think most of the cell has blown over us by now. but conditions are still ripe.

[Breeze54]

6. I heard Syracuse, NY mentioned but it wasn't listed

on my local TV weather website.

You stay safe too!

[Clark2008]

5. How often has Massachusetts had any tornadoes?

Regardless of the time of year, I don't recall hearing too much about tornadoes in Mass. They're usually subjected to Nor'easters, but not tornadoes!

:wtf:

[Breeze54]

8. We have them but it's rare that they touch down.

This is unusual, afaik.

We have hurricanes and Nor'easters but we rarely get a Tornado Watch!

[Selatius]

9. Very few. I used to live up there in Salem, MA, during half my child-hood.

The topography of the land is not really suitable for tornado development, too hilly, but that doesn't mean Massachusetts is immune to tornadoes. They're freak-like events, but they happen.

[bicentennial_baby]

10. From 1950-95:

date event time dead inj F County # Scale number(s)

Barnstable County Tornadoes

AUG 09, 1968 006 1600 0 0 F1 001
AUG 22, 1977 002 1305 0 2 F1 001


Berkshire County Tornadoes

JLY 12, 1955 002 1800 0 0 F2 003
SEP 07, 1958 011 1615 0 0 F0 003
OCT 03, 1963 008 1720 0 0 F1 003
MAR 01, 1966 001 2330 0 0 F2 003
AUG 11, 1966 002 1700 0 0 F2 003
JUN 18, 1970 001 1900 0 0 F1 003
AUG 28, 1973 002 1240 4 36 F4 003
JLY 13, 1975 001 0615 0 0 F2 003
JLY 27, 1978 001 2330 0 0 F0 003
JLY 11, 1984 003 1840 0 0 F1 003
MAY 29, 1995 001 1806 3 24 F3 003


Bristol County Tornadoes

JUN 09, 1953 002 1730 0 1 F3 005
SEP 07, 1958 011 1615 0 0 F0 005
AUG 09, 1968 004 1400 0 4 F1 005
AUG 09, 1968 005 1500 0 0 F1 005
AUG 02, 1970 003 1230 0 0 F1 005
AUG 28, 1970 005 2200 0 0 F2 005
SEP 14, 1972 010 1540 0 0 F0 005



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Dukes County Tornadoes

DEC 18, 1951 002 1800 0 0 F1 007


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Essex County Tornadoes

AUG 21, 1951 001 1500 0 0 F2 009
JUN 13, 1956 005 1645 0 0 F1 009
NOV 21, 1956 008 2340 0 0 F2 009
DEC 18, 1956 010 1015 0 0 F1 009
JLY 13, 1960 001 1600 0 0 F0 009
JLY 21, 1962 001 1800 0 3 F1 009
MAY 19, 1964 001 1525 0 0 F0 009
MAY 19, 1964 002 1535 0 0 F1 009
AUG 10, 1965 003 1730 0 0 F1 009
JLY 01, 1968 001 2000 0 1 F1 009
JLY 01, 1971 001 1445 0 1 F1 009
JLY 21, 1972 004 1622 0 0 F1 009
SEP 29, 1974 001 1605 0 1 F3 009
AUG 15, 1991 001 1735 0 0 F1 009


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Franklin County Tornadoes

JLY 14, 1954 001 1850 0 0 F1 011
JLY 05, 1955 001 1800 0 0 F2 011
MAY 10, 1957 001 1635 0 0 F1 011
MAY 10, 1957 001 1635 0 0 F1 011
JLY 11, 1958 002 1530 0 0 F2 011
AUG 13, 1958 008 1430 0 0 F1 011
JLY 02, 1961 001 1630 0 0 F0 011
MAY 20, 1963 001 1430 0 0 F2 011
SEP 12, 1963 007 1900 0 0 F1 011
JLY 29, 1964 004 1515 0 0 F0 011
JLY 29, 1964 005 1545 0 0 F1 011
JUN 18, 1970 001 1900 0 0 F1 011
AUG 17, 1970 004 0645 0 0 F1 011
JLY 17, 1971 003 1650 0 0 F1 011
JLY 03, 1972 001 1330 0 0 F1 011
JLY 03, 1972 002 1421 0 0 F1 011
AUG 27, 1972 008 1715 0 0 F2 011
AUG 02, 1973 001 1020 0 0 F0 011
AUG 01, 1983 002 1400 0 0 F0 011
JLY 05, 1984 002 1430 0 0 F1 011
JUN 27, 1992 002 1215 0 4 F0 011


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Hampden County Tornadoes

JUN 01, 1956 001 1233 0 0 F1 013
JUN 01, 1956 002 1500 0 0 F1 013
JUN 01, 1956 003 1500 0 0 F1 013
SEP 12, 1956 006 1330 0 0 F1 013
JUN 26, 1958 001 1550 0 0 F1 013
JLY 21, 1963 006 1700 0 0 F0 013
AUG 11, 1966 002 1700 0 0 F2 013
AUG 11, 1966 003 1800 0 0 F2 013
JLY 19, 1968 003 1615 0 0 F0 013
OCT 03, 1970 006 1700 0 0 F1 013
AUG 09, 1972 005 1205 0 0 F1 013
SEP 14, 1972 009 1320 0 0 F1 013
JLY 24, 1975 002 2304 0 0 F2 013
JUN 29, 1977 001 1445 0 0 F1 013
AUG 10, 1979 002 1530 0 1 F1 013
JUN 24, 1992 001 1850 0 0 F0 013


Hampshire County Tornadoes

AUG 16, 1954 002 1945 0 0 F1 015
JLY 05, 1957 005 0920 0 0 F1 015
AUG 14, 1958 009 1830 0 0 F2 015
JLY 21, 1961 003 1615 0 0 F2 015
MAY 27, 1965 001 1500 0 0 F1 015
AUG 11, 1966 003 1800 0 0 F2 015
SEP 13, 1971 004 1215 0 0 F3 015
JLY 05, 1984 001 1330 0 0 F1 015


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Middlesex County Tornadoes

OCT 24, 1955 004 1905 0 0 F1 017
JUN 19, 1957 002 1447 0 0 F1 017
JUN 19, 1957 003 1500 0 0 F1 017
JLY 11, 1958 005 1700 0 0 F2 017
AUG 25, 1958 010 0500 0 0 F2 017
JLY 03, 1961 002 1600 0 0 F0 017
JLY 18, 1963 005 1420 0 0 F1 017
AUG 28, 1965 004 1310 0 0 F2 017
JLY 11, 1970 002 0215 0 0 F1 017
JLY 11, 1970 002 0215 0 0 F1 017
OCT 03, 1970 007 1745 1 0 F3 017
JLY 01, 1971 001 1445 0 1 F1 017
NOV 07, 1971 006 1000 0 0 F1 017
JLY 21, 1972 003 1600 0 4 F2 017
SEP 29, 1974 001 1605 0 1 F3 017
JLY 18, 1983 001 1530 0 0 F0 017
SEP 27, 1985 001 1400 0 0 F1 017
AUG 07, 1986 001 1410 0 0 F1 017


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Norfolk County Tornadoes

JUN 09, 1953 002 1700 0 15 F3 021
NOV 22, 1956 009 0015 0 0 F2 021
AUG 09, 1972 007 1430 1 6 F1 021
SEP 06, 1973 003 1215 0 0 F1 021
JLY 10, 1989 005 1610 0 0 F0 021
MAY 18, 1990 001 1310 0 0 F0 021
MAY 18, 1990 002 1326 0 0 F0 021


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Plymouth County Tornadoes

SEP 07, 1958 012 1700 0 1 F0 023
JLY 04, 1964 003 1330 0 0 F1 023
JUN 09, 1965 002 1550 0 0 F0 023
NOV 18, 1967 001 2005 0 0 F2 023
AUG 09, 1968 005 1500 0 0 F1 023
SEP 16, 1986 003 0535 0 0 F1 023
JLY 10, 1989 006 1626 0 1 F1 023
JLY 10, 1989 007 1630 0 0 F0 023


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Worcester County Tornadoes

JUN 09, 1953 001 1525 94 1228 F4 027
JUN 09, 1953 002 1630 0 1 F3 027
OCT 24, 1955 003 1800 0 0 F1 027
JUN 01, 1956 004 1640 0 14 F1 027
NOV 21, 1956 007 2308 0 0 F2 027
JUN 19, 1957 004 1500 0 0 F1 027
JLY 05, 1957 006 2000 0 0 F2 027
JLY 11, 1958 003 1600 0 0 F1 027
JLY 11, 1958 004 1600 0 0 F1 027
JLY 16, 1958 006 1700 0 1 F1 027
JLY 29, 1958 007 1500 0 0 F1 027
OCT 12, 1962 002 1630 0 0 F2 027
MAY 20, 1963 002 1510 0 0 F2 027
MAY 20, 1963 003 1530 0 0 F2 027
MAY 20, 1963 004 1555 0 0 F2 027
JLY 29, 1964 005 1545 0 0 F1 027
AUG 31, 1966 004 1550 0 0 F2 027
AUG 31, 1966 005 1600 0 1 F0 027
JLY 17, 1968 002 1730 0 0 F1 027
MAY 29, 1969 001 1800 0 0 F1 027
AUG 17, 1970 004 0645 0 0 F1 027
OCT 03, 1970 007 1715 0 0 F3 027
JLY 01, 1971 002 1735 0 2 F1 027
NOV 07, 1971 005 1000 0 0 F1 027
AUG 09, 1972 006 1430 0 1 F2 027
MAY 03, 1976 001 1400 0 0 F1 027
AUG 10, 1979 001 1500 2 2 F2 027
JUN 22, 1981 001 1500 0 3 F3 027
AUG 08, 1986 002 1025 0 0 F1 027
JLY 10, 1989 001 1505 0 0 F1 027
JLY 10, 1989 002 1510 0 0 F1 027
JLY 10, 1989 003 1510 0 0 F1 027
JLY 10, 1989 004 1515 0 0 F1 027
AUG 10, 1990 003 1408 0 0 F0 027

http://www.tornadoproject.com/alltorns/matorn.htm

And the Worst ones in MA:

MASSACHUSETTS: Tornadoes causing a death


JLY 8, 1680 2:00 pm 1 dead 0 injured
The first confirmed tornado in America killed a servant at Cambridge.

JLY 10, 1759 1 dead 13 injured
One house at Leicester, Worcester County was "hurled into a thousand pieces."

SEP 14, 1810 1 dead
One house was "dashed to pieces" at Newbury, Essex County. A child was killed.

SEP 9, 1821 6:00 pm 2 dead 17 injured
People were killed in the north part of Orange and the south part of Warwick, Franklin County.

JLY 16, 1879 2:30 pm 2 dead 6 injured
Newspapers called it "the storm of the decade." The only tornado-related deaths were at Pittsfield.

JLY 26, 1890 9:10 AM 8 dead 63 injured
A rare early-morning tornado ripped apart 100 homes in the southern part of Lawrence.

JLY 17, 1924 11:15 AM 1 dead 14 injured
A man was crushed by a chimney at a paper mill in Fitchburg, Worcester County.

OCT 25, 1925 3:13 pm 1 dead 6 injured
A man was killed by a chimney brick as he ran for cover at Woburn, Middlesex County.

JLY 31, 1927 6:30 pm 1 dead 12 injured
A carriage house was thrown into a car and the car thrown into a tree at Rehobeth.

SEP 2, 1947 11:2O pm 1 dead 4 injured
A machine shop was destroyed in Brockton. The owner was killed.

JUN 9, 1953 3:25 pm 94 dead 288 injured
Most deaths were at Holden (9), Worcester (60), Shrewsbury (12), Westboro (6), Southboro (3).

AUG 9, 1972 1:30 pm 1 dead 6 injured
One person was killed when a cabana was thrown 18 feet at a cricket club in Newton.

AUG 28, 1973 1:00 pm 4 dead 31 injured
Moving from near Canaan, New York this tornado leveled a large truck stop in West Stockbridge.

AUG 10, 1979 2:00 pm 2 dead 2 injured
Near Paxton, Worcester County, two boys were killed by falling trees at a Boy Scout camp.

MAY 29, 1995 6:06 pm 3 dead 24 injured
A intense tornado cut a swath though rugged terrain in and near Great Barrington, Berkshire County,

[Breeze54]

12. Wow! Looks like one a year somewhere in MA!

Thanks for posting that history!

[bicentennial_baby]

13. Mostly little ones, but yes

:) You're welcome.

[grasswire]

15. about six years ago when I was at Plimoth Plantation..

...there was a tornado watch. The sky was a veddy peculiar color, and the clouds had long tails. Nothing materialized at least where we were.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

14. Please stay safe!!!! We have a heat advisory here and a big thunderstorm went through, leaving

a beautiful blue sky now, with heat. My son's school closed early because of the heat wave.

Meanwhile, more storms are expected later today and tonight. Heavy, damaging winds predicted.

[Breeze54]

17. ((Awe))... We will ! It's funny you mentioned school closings...

We have had snow days but today was the first time I've seen schools in Massachusetts closed due
to high heat!! I'm not near Berkshire County. I'm down in Western Norfolk County. High heat
and T-storms tonight but otherwise, we're fine. Bicentennial Baby's parents are near the Berkshires
though and The Shadow is in the Tornado watch area or close to it. They need to keep an eye out!

[Breeze54]

16. UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Maine and New Hampshire

[spanone]

18. at first i thought it read 'tomato watch' be careful

[Breeze54]

19. LOL... actually MA isn't effected by the tomato warning, just tornado's today!

:P

:hi:

I do that a lot with DU headlines! :rofl: