4 Dead As Tornadoes Tear Across Mass.

 

At Least 7 Tornadoes Touch Down In Mass.

BOSTON -- Four people were killed on Wednesday as at least seven tornadoes spurred by a band of powerful and destructive thunderstorms tore across Massachusetts, state officials said.
estfield storm, one in West Springfield and one in Brimfield, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency's Peter Judge.

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Scores of injuries in Springfield were confirmed by state police, including about two dozen people who were being treated at Mercy Hospital and 10 at Bay State Medical Center. State police said five people being treated at Bay State were seriously injured and required surgery.

A tree crushed a car in Springfield. More

Saying at least 19 communities have been affected by the deadly storms, Gov. Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency for the entire commonwealth on Wednesday night. He said he was mobilizing up to 1,000 National Guardsmen to help in the search and rescue efforts and cleanup.

A group from FEMA is also headed to Massachusetts to help.

Storm spotters and residents said they also saw tornadoes in West Springfield, Agawam, Charlton, Millbury and Palmer. Those tornadoes have not been confirmed.

At 7:15 p.m., WCVB-TV's Mary Saladna said she saw a funnel cloud moving through Sturbridge from Palmer. She said the sky grew very dark and the wind was "ferocious." She was not sure if the funnel cloud actually touched down.

"If it didn't make it, it was trying," she said.

The Westfield/Springfield tornado was reported at 4:35 p.m. on Shaker Road in Westfield moving toward Springfield, by local law enforcement officials who were alerted by amateur radio operators, the NWS said.

A few minutes later, cameras on buildings along the Connecticut River in Springfield caught a swirling, vertical cloud of debris and water moving south along the river. It crossed over Memorial Bridge, which is Route 147, before dissipating.

When the cloud of debris cleared, the camera's view showed broken trees, building damage and an overturned truck on the bridge.

"To see the debris falling out of the sky -- it's indescribable. A lot of us were standing there screaming. It is something that you don’t see on a daily basis," said Paula Rivero, who works in Springfield.

Some buildings in downtown Springfield were heavily damaged, and crumbled chunks of bricks that once made up the upper floors were in heaps on the street below.

Read more: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/weather/28094256/detail.html#ixzz1O5BcL9kP

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