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Sunday, August 2, 2020 Convective/Severe Potential


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Man, I thought the day was ruined after that first wave of crapvection but the atmosphere recovered enough for the one small storm to get it done - at least twice, and maybe more than that. Now imagine what it would have been like with a little more forcing and/or an EML. Excellent pics and video, very cool stuff.

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9 minutes ago, hypatia said:

Tornado video in Blandford, MA! :o

Edit:  might not have been taken today, but re-uploaded by someone claiming that it was.  

Someone tried to pass that off on BOX when they just hired someone who worked that tornado in Virginia. Oops.

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12 minutes ago, OceanStWx said:

Someone tried to pass that off on BOX when they just hired someone who worked that tornado in Virginia. Oops.

Yep.  I thought it was legit until I read the comments under the video.  :thumbsdown:

This one from Tolland, MA seems plausible:

 

 

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36 minutes ago, Rowdy2x said:

Originally posted up in Northampton but moved across the river and eventually worked my way into Amherst. No question, there was a decent lowering as it moved to the NW of campus.

Also, well defined hook on Umass Radar.

 

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My pic above is from amherst definitely  had that look

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Event summary is out for yesterday's tornadoes. 

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
644 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/2/20 TORNADO EVENTS...

.Litchfield County #1...

Start Location...Sharon in Litchfield County, CT
End Location...Sharon in Litchfield County, CT
Date...August 2, 2020
Estimated Time...5:36 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF0
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...80 mph
Maximum Path Width...30 yards
Path Length...0.25 mile
Beginning Lat/Lon...41.86/-73.50
Ending Lat/Lon...41.87/-73.50
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
The National Weather Service storm survey team confirms an EF0
tornado in Sharon, CT. The tornado struck a nursery along the New
York/Connecticut border. Large trees were uprooted. The metal
infrastructure of greenhouses was destroyed. Eyewitnesses reported
garden supplies rotating in the air above the nursery. Down the
road from the nursery, additional uprooted trees were observed.

.Litchfield #2...

Start Location...Falls Village in Litchfield County, CT
End Location...Falls Village in Litchfield County, CT
Date...August 2, 2020
Estimated Time...6:05 pm EDT to 6:10 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF1
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...90 mph
Maximum Path Width...100 yards
Path Length...1.7 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...41.93/-73.37
Ending Lat/Lon...41.94/-73.34
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
The National Weather Service storm survey team confirms an EF1
tornado in Falls Village, CT. The survey team observed many
snapped and uprooted trees along Lime Rock Station Road near River
Road. Additional downed trees were noted along the path of the
tornado.

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

* The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

$$

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MA confirmed 'nado

000
NOUS41 KBOX 040006
PNSBOX
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-050015-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
806 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 8/2/20 TORNADO EVENT IN WESTERN 
MASSACHUSETTS...

START LOCATION...SANDISFIELD IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MA
END LOCATION...BLANDFORD IN HAMPDEN COUNTY, MA
DATE...AUGUST 2 2020
ESTIMATED TIME...658 PM EDT - 720 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...100 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...7.8 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...42.0911/-73.0769
ENDING LAT/LON...42.1648/-72.9471
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

...SUMMARY...

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM CONCLUDED THAT A
WEAK, NARROW, BUT RELATIVELY LONG TORNADO OCCURRED DURING 
THE EVENING ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
IT BEGAN IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF SANDISFIELD, MOVED 
NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHWEST TOLLAND, AND LIFTED IN THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF BLANDFORD. DAMAGE WAS MAINLY TO TREES
BUT SOME MINOR HOME DAMAGE OCCURRED IN SANDISFIELD.
THE EF-SCALE RATING WAS EF-0, WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND
SPEEDS OF 80 MPH. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND IN A 
MAINLY CONTINUOUS PATH FOR 7.8 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH
OF 100 YARDS.

THE TORNADO BEGAN IN SANDISFIELD, JUST WEST OF SOUTH MAIN 
STREET. SOME TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ON CARPENTER LANE AND 
ON SOUTH MAIN STREET AT AND JUST NORTH OF THE MILE 4 MARKER. 
A HOME THERE HAD ITS UPPER WINDOW BLOWN IN, SHINGLES RIPPED 
OFF, AND THE PORTICO WAS LIFTED UPWARD, ENABLING THE 
SUPPORTING POST TO BE SHIFTED OUTWARD. SOME CORN STALKS WERE 
FLATTENED AND A NEIGHBOR'S FENCE WAS BLOWN DOWN.

IN TOLLAND, TREES WERE OBSERVED BLOWN DOWN IN VARIOUS 
DIRECTIONS FROM EAST OTIS ROAD TO THE WEST SHORE OF 
TWINING POND, WHERE DRONE FOOTAGE PROVIDED BY AN AMATEUR 
RADIO OPERATOR SHOWED A COUPLE OF DOZEN TREES BLOWN DOWN IN 
A NARROW SWATH. CONTINUING TO THE NORTHEAST, MANY TREES WERE
DOWNED ON BELDEN ROAD AND ON A NARROW PORTION OF SCHOOLHOUSE
ROAD JUST NORTH OF BELDEN ROAD. THE DAMAGE BECAME SPORADIC 
AS IT ENDED WITH SOME WIRES DOWNED IN BLANDFORD, JUST WEST 
OF THE NORTH END OF THE COBBLE MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR.
ONE TREE WAS OBSERVED DOWN NEAR THE BLANDFORD HIGHWAY 
DEPARTMENT ON OTIS STAGE ROAD (ROUTE 23).

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK AMATEUR 
RADIO OPERATORS FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS HELP IN IDENTIFYING 
DAMAGE LOCATIONS IN SUCH A SPARSELY POPULATED REGION AND FOR
PROVIDING DRONE FOOTAGE FROM TOLLAND, MA. ALSO, THANKS TO 
POLICE AND FIRE CHIEFS IN THE TOWNS IN QUESTION AND TO THE
PEOPLE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO SPEAK WITH US 
IN SANDISFIELD.

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

$$

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