Paula Ebben Avoids Falling Tree
Just as Paula Ebben was about to go on air from West Springfield on Friday, a tree fell very close to where she was standing.
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Just as Paula Ebben was about to go on air from West Springfield on Friday, a tree fell very close to where she was standing.
As people continue to clean up in the central and western Massachusetts towns hit hard by Wednesday's tornadoes, there's a lot of over-the-fence help. There's also a lot of across-the-state help.
The National Weather Service has declared one of Wednesday's tornadoes in Massachusetts an EF-3, the third highest ranking in terms of damage, with wind speeds from 136-to-165 miles per hour.
It's a day for demolition in western and central Massachusetts, two days after the region was hit by three deadly tornadoes.
The National Weather Service confirmed Thursday that at least three tornadoes touched down in central and western Massachusetts.
When the storm hit Westfield, many residents were still on the roads returning from work. The Mayor says timing of the storm may have been a good thing.
A West Springfield woman was killed when her roof caved in while she was protecting her daughter in their bathtub during Wednesday's tornado outbreak.
In all, 18 communities sustained serious damage from a tornado outbreak in Massachusetts on Wednesday, but perhaps the hardest hit area was Brimfield.
Wednesday's tornado outbreak is likely the most violent weather event to occur in Massachusetts in many of our viewers' lifetimes.
Debris from Wednesday's tornadoes flew farther than just a couple of neighborhoods.
Russell Bressette rushed to his basement, clasped to a couple embedded pipes, and held tight as a tornado ripped apart the home above him Wednesday night.
Tornadoes and several severe thunderstorms tore through parts of western and central Massachusetts on Wednesday, claiming four lives and leaving a tremendous amount of damage in a number of communities.
While many people have started to clean up after the tornadoes, there are others who are still looking for family and friends.
Several tornadoes touched down in Massachusetts Wednesday afternoon, killing at least four people and damaging property across more than a dozen communities.
Several tornadoes touched down in western and central Massachusetts on Wednesday, killing at least four people and damaging property in 19 communities.
At least two tornadoes have touched down in Sturbridge in a matter of hours, causing widespread damage.
Peter Judge of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency confirms that the agency has confirmed fourth deaths in Wednesday's tornadoes.
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A Massachusetts animal shelter is pitching in to help some of the most helpless victims of the tornadoes in the south.
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