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Around 3pm, a line of severe thunderstorms developed west of Springfield, MA...
One cell developed into an EF3 tornado over Westfield, with wind speeds up to 160 mph
Three people were killed and 72 injured
$140 million in damage
The tornado was half a mile across at its widest
It continued east for 39 miles through eight towns before lifting in Charlton
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SPRINGFIELD
MONSON
STURBRIDGE
JUNE 1ST, 2011
TORNADO
A 2015 STUDY IN
REMOTE SENSING
WORCESTER
JUNE 9TH 1953
94 DEATHS
1,300 INJURIES
4,000 BUILDINGS DAMAGED
$464 MILLION (2014 USD) DAMAGE
21ST DEADLIEST IN U.S.
Despite the significant damage and loss of life, this was by far not the deadliest tornado to visit central Massachusetts...
Worcester Tornado
Credit: Fox News (Yes, I am embarassed to use them as a source.)
Credit: Wikipedia/Mark Putzel
Credit: Masslive/The Republican/Luke Rottman
Credit: MassLive/The Republican/John Suchocki
Credit: MassLive/Stan Freeman
Credit: MassLive/The Republican/John Suchocki
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