The heat index or "feels like" temperatures will soar to the upper 90s in many spots this afternoon. "While rare, October has had it's share of tornadoes in Massachusetts. "We were waiting for the house to cave in on us," Steve Sperandio said via a video call. * At 852 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Hackensack, or 13 miles south of Walker, moving east at 20 mph. It was really windy, it was hailing and it got faster and faster," said Marisa Crowell, who was waiting for her daughter's school bus when the tornado blew through. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Another very hot and humid day, with the Heat Advisory expanded to include most of southern New England (away from the coast). >> THIS IS FAIRLY UNCOMMON FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR AT THE END OF OCTOBER, BUT NEVER SAY NEVER. Burnett said.According to the website tornadohistoryproject.com and confirmed by the National Weather Service in Norton, Massachusetts has had tornadoes in each month of the year, except January and April.The earliest tornado to strike Massachusetts was on Feb. 25, 2017, when an EF-1 tornado ripped through Conway, Massachusetts/ Tornado Reports (Raw Tornado CSV)(Time Location County State Lat Lon Comments; 0030: 1 NNW PARK RAPIDS : Hubbard : MN: 4693: 9507: POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WEST SIDE OF FISHHOOK LAKE NEAR HWY 71. Heat indices (feels like temperatures) will feel more like the upper 90's during the afternoon hours.
The downed trees and wires left the Sperandio family's 1,200-foot-long driveway impassible Tuesday night. "Trees started falling and, actually, one fell on my roof and now we have downed wires," said Donna Giarrusso.Meteorologists said the tornado initially touched down in North Providence on Meadow View Boulevard around 3:31 p.m., where large branches were torn down, including one on a car and fence. >> ROBERTS AND STEVE SPERANDIO HUDDLED TOGETHER IN THEIR BASEMENT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AS THE TORNADO SNAPPED OFF TREE TRUNKS AND PILED THEM ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.
There have been 6 of them recorded since 1955," StormTeam 5 meteorologist and weather producer A.J. Damage investigators said from there, the tornado was discontinuous, before causing extensive damage on Angell Road and Riata Drive in Lincoln around 3:33 p.m.
The same storm cell also produced an EF-1 tornado that touched down in North Providence and Lincoln, Rhode Island from approximately 3:31 p.m. to 3:34 p.m. "The wind just started to pick up.
Fortunately, there were no injuries and people listened to the warnings," said Glenn Field, of the National Weather Service.
WENDY ROBERTS USES A PAIR OF LOPPERS TO CUT A PATH THROUGH A MANGLED PILE OF TREES THAT FELL ACROSS HER DRIVEWAY DURING WHAT HAS NOW BEEN CONFIRMED AS A TORNAD >> WE ARE OBVIOUSLY CONFRONTED WITH QUITE A MESS HERE. Fortunately, there were no injuries and people listened to the warnings," said Glenn Field, of the National Weather Service. Wind speeds were estimated to be between 60 and 70 mph. Fortunately these hail stones were not very large, but still significant.Stay tuned for updates as we gather more pictures Today, plus new information from the National Weather Service damage survey team continues on Wednesday.