Severe Weather

Severe Weather2022-07-19T15:29:15-04:00

When we hear the term “severe weather”, it normally refers to severe Summer weather, such as thunderstorms, hailstorms, flash floods, microbursts and tornados. While Western Massachusetts can by no means be considered a “tornado alley” like the central and southern parts of the U.S., we certainly do experience funnel clouds, wall clouds, and occasionally tornados, as we saw with the Springfield Tornado of 2011.

This section will be expanding over time, but for now, I’ve provided a couple of links below so you can learn more about Thunderstorms and Hail.

Tornadoes

it should be noted that scientists don't truly understand how [...]

Microbursts

Gusty straight-line winds can occur behind what is called a [...]

Tornado Preparedness

INTRODUCTION TO TORNADO PREPAREDNESS Tornadoes create the most violent weather [...]

Hail

Smaller-sized hail is common in Western Massachusetts during severe weather [...]

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