Path of Primary Massachusetts Tornado

By -
UPDATE 2: More detailed information is here.


UPDATE: 8:30pm. Associated Press is reporting four fatalities.


ORIGINAL POSTING:
There may have been as many as three separate tornadic thunderstorms in Massachusetts this afternoon and evening. However, the primary rotation path is the area indicated from west Springfield to the tip of the arrow. Based on radar signatures (debris ball) there is damage in multiple locations along this path.

Comments

  1. AnonymousJune 2, 2011 at 1:54 AM

    That's your update? Is there even 50 words there?

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousJune 2, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    Ya that's about the weakest "news" report I've seen. I could have done better using common knowledge. The map is so vague, and it doesn't even show the complete path, it cuts it off. Wow.

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousJune 2, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    wow, i didn't know tornadoes followed straight lines!

    ReplyDelete
  4. johnny dangerousJune 2, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Thanks for providing the map. My elderly parents live in the Fitchburg/Leominster area and I wondered how close the storms came to them.

    ReplyDelete
  5. AnonymousJune 2, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    ...and you couldn't have turned on ANY television ANYWHERE for a map?

    ReplyDelete
  6. Mike SmithJune 2, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    Not sure what the difficulty is here. If you watched CNN yesterday or read the "Boston Globe" yesterday evening, they were treating the Springfield tornado as an ISOLATED event. Instead, it was the start of a long-track tornado.

    It is not headlined "news" it is headlined as a path map which is exactly what it is.

    And, yes, on the scale shown, the tornado followed a straight line.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Mike SmithJune 2, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    If you would like to see more about the path (including how straight it was), please go here: http://meteorologicalmusings.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-do-we-track-massachusetts-tornado.html

    ReplyDelete
  8. CarolineJune 6, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    Wow, some folks can be so nasty!

    Thank you for this map. It has been hard to find anything showing the path of the tornado on the popular news sites.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Mike SmithJune 6, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    Thanks, Caroline. That is one problem with the internet, anonymity allows people to behave poorly.

    Plus, they were posting hours after I posted the map. Of course, there would have been later information by that time.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Hilary's Forecast Path Shifts West; Updated 9:20am PDT

By -
Image
The forecast path of the center of Hilary has shifted a bit to the west. This increases the threat to the Southland, especially in terms of flooding.  Rainfall Note the heavy rains are forecast for Los Angeles County. Serious flash flooding may result. Because the forecast path has shifted to the west, that increases the threat of serious flooding in Los Angeles County north into Yosemite and the southern Sierra. It lessens the threat in Utah and western Arizona. While the threat of widespread flooding in Utah and Arizona lessens, note that some thunderstorms with localized heavy rain show up on the map.  In Nevada, the more western path increases the risk of serious flooding around Mt Charleston and into the central part of the state.  Here is the updated  (9am PDT) flash flood risk map. Wind There are already about 40,000 people without power in California, mostly in the center of the state.  The maps above are the peak gusts forecasted with the storm. The highest winds, in general,
Read more

Dangerous Travel Conditions - People Reportedly Stranded

By -
Image
-- Note, more current info available. Scroll up. --- Updated Information as of 8am PDT You are risking your life if you attempt to travel through the purple area.  While the rain has not begun in coastal California, I would urge you to use this time to make any preparations. Power outages have occurred already in southeast California. Here is the latest radar as of 7:55am PDT. As of 6:40am PDT , the radar indicates moderate to heavy rain falling over desert areas of Southern California and far western Arizona (click to enlarge).  Rainfall amounts for the 24 hours ending at 7am PDT show more than two inches have already fallen. There are reports from reliable sources that roads are already washed out and that people are stranded in isolated parts of the desert.  Below is a high-resolution computer model's rainfall forecast from 5am PDT to 11pm PDT Sunday. More than a foot of additional rain is forecast to fall. This will lead to catastrophic flooding.  Here is a map of current watc
Read more

Update on Tornado and Wind Potential; 12 Noon PDT

By -
Image
There was at least one tornado and at least one funnel cloud yesterday.  --- original forecast --- Hilary (the swirly symbol) continues to move NNW paralleling the coast of Baja California, Mexico. The area outlined in red has a significant risk of tornadoe s the rest of the afternoon.  Below is a list of peak wind gusts so far.  Peak winds may increase farther north as the afternoon progresses.  Addition at 12 noon PDT: Sure enough, winds have increased.  Note: If you are in the San Diego area, I recommend not  traveling east on I-8. Heavy rains may cause flash flooding that will involve the highway. 
Read more