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Is It Unusual To Have This Many Tornadoes In Massachusetts?
Historically, Massachusetts averages two tornadoes a year with July being the most active month for twisters.
August 4, 2023
BOSTON - It seems like this has been a very busy summer for not only rainfall and flooding but tornadoes as well. Is it unusual to have this many tornadoes here in Massachusetts? What's going on?
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July brought a lot of wet weather with over 10" of rain in Boston, severe weather, and several tornado warnings across the area. The National Weather Service issued their first tornado watch in our area in over a year!
On July 16th, an EF-0 tornado with estimated winds of 80 mph touched down briefly in North Brookfield damaging trees in the area. It traveled about two miles. That was the first of two tornadoes to touch down in about two weeks.
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The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down briefly in Foxboro on July 29, 2023/CBS Boston
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