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Tristate Twister: Tornado With 100 MPH Winds Travels Through MA, 2 Other States Tristate Twister: Tornado With 100 MPH Winds Travels Through MA, 2 Other States
Tristate Twister: Tornado With 100 MPH Winds Travels Through MA, 2 Other States A survey conducted by the National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado caused damage across three states during a severe thunderstorm including in Connecticut. The tornado touched down Wednesday, Sept. 13 in Windham County in Killingly. It then traveled over the towns of Foster, Glocester, and Lincoln in Providence County, Rhode Island, and then finally, into North Attleboro, Massachusetts, in Bristol County. According to the National Weather Service, most of the damage was confined to downed trees and limbs, with some roof and home damage. More of the damage.CT Emergency Ma…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Tornado Touch Down Confirmed Near MA-CT Border During Round Of Storms Tornado Touch Down Confirmed Near MA-CT Border During Round Of Storms
Tornado Touch Down Confirmed Near Ma-ct Border During Round Of Storms A tornado touched down in Connecticut during a round of isolated, severe thunderstorms.The National Weather Service announced on Friday, July 29 that a storm survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado in northeastern Litchfield County on Thursday evening, July 28.  The tornado was on the ground for 5 miles with maximum winds of 75 miles per hour and a width of 300 yards. An EF-0 is the second weakest of the six levels of tornadoes on the Enhanced Fujita scale. It touched down in the Town of Norfolk about 2 miles south-southwest of Dennis Hill State Park along Smith Road at 6:35 p.m. T…

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by Joe Lombardi