Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in Hampden County, MA

Hail Report Description: In Westfield quarter sized hail was reported.

Hail Report Description: Time estimated via radar.

Hail Report Description: Quarter sized hail reported... relayed by amateur radio.

Hail Report Description: Corrects previous hail report from 3 W Springfield. torrential rainfall and hail up to quarter size reported near I-291 in Springfield.

Hail Report Description: Time estimated from radar.

Hail Report Description: Time estimated by radar. Hailstones covering ground along Rte 23.

Hail Report Description: AMATEUR RADIO

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Hail Report Description: QUARTER HAIL REPORTED FROM 342 PM THROUGH 344 PM.

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Hail Report Description: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail Report Description: AMATEUR RADIO CONFIRMED BY BROADCAST MEDIA

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Hail Report Description: TRAINED SPOTTER

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Hail Report Description: ON EAST MOUNTAIN ROAD

Hail Report Description: HALF DOLLAR HAIL NEAR PROVIN MTN

Hail Report Description: ON FOLLY DRIVE

Hail Report Description: HAIL COVERED THE GROUND

Wind Report Description: In Wilbraham_ multiple trees were reported down with a transformer was blown at the Wilbraham-Monson Academy.

Wind Report Description: Multiple trees down.

Wind Report Description: Multiple trees down.

Wind Report Description: Multiple trees down on Pine St.

Wind Report Description: Trees & wires down Church Arch Road at North Elm St.

Wind Report Description: In Springfield_ there was a partial building collapse with multiple evacuations on Dwight Street Extension. Relayed via amateur radio.

Wind Report Description: In Springfield_ there was a partial building collapse with multiple evacuations on Dwight Street Extension. Relayed via amateur radio.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on wires at 334 Morton St.

Wind Report Description: Multiple trees down on Kings Hwy near Prince St. Also_ EMD reporting over 600 power outages.

Wind Report Description: Trees and limbs down along with 3/4 hail.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on wires_ blandford Turnpike (Rte 23).

Wind Report Description: Trees and wires down.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on Hollow Road.

Wind Report Description: Downed tree near milemarker 33 on the westbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike. Relayed by amateur radio.

Wind Report Description: In Southwick... a tree was downed onto Eden Hill Road. Report relayed via amateur radio.

Wind Report Description: In Montgomery a tree was down near the Westfield Reservoir. Reported was transmitted via amateur radio.

Wind Report Description: Tree and Wires down on Upper Palmer Road. Time estimated from radar.

Wind Report Description: Tree down.

Wind Report Description: several large trees down on I-91 (relayed via AR).

Wind Report Description: In Southwick... a large tree and wires were down.

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Wind Report Description: Video confirmation of wires down and on fire (relayed via amateur radio).

Wind Report Description: In Blandford... there were trees down near town hall and a roof damaged at the Blandford Fairgrounds Agricultural Building.

Wind Report Description: In Southwick... there were several large trees downed.

Wind Report Description: Law enforcement reported a tree downed on wires on burt hill rd in Tolland. Relayed by amateur radio.

Wind Report Description: In Westfield a tree fell blocking Lockhouse Road.

Wind Report Description: ASOS station KBAF Westfield-Barnes AP.

Wind Report Description: Large tree... wires... and transformer reported down on Throndike St at Elizabeth St. Time estimated by radar. Relayed via amateur radio.

Wind Report Description: Wires down on South Main St in Palmer. Time estimated by radar. Relayed via amateur radio.

Wind Report Description: Trees and wires reported down on a car and shed in Palmer. Time estimated by radar. Relayed via amateur radio.

Tornado Report Description: A WEAK EF0 TORNADO... WHICH BEGAN IN SANDISFIELD... MOVED NORTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST TOLLAND AT 700 PM EDT AND LIFTED 20 MINUTES LATER IN SOUTHERN BLANDFORD AT 720 PM. IT WAS MAINLY CONTINUOUS FOR 7.8 MILES. MAX WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 80 MPH. DOZENS OF TREES WERE DOWNED BUT NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OR INJURIES OCCURRED.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down north of Brimfield, west of Route 19. It then crossed Route 19 and lifted near Tower Hill Road. The damage was surveyed on the ground and by aircraft and consisted of trees with large limbs snapped off, as well as numerous trees downed, a few of which were uprooted. This tornado was produced by the same thunderstorm that produced the North Wilbraham tornado.||All associated property damage estimates are included in the EF3 tornado that occurred in Hampden and Worcester Counties.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down in the northwest corner of Wilbraham and continued east crossing Main Street and Mountain Road, but remained south of Route 20. Most of the damage was to trees with large limbs snapped off, as well as numerous trees downed. Several trees were uprooted.||All associated property damage estimates are included in the EF3 tornado that occurred in Hampden and Worcester Counties.

Tornado Report Description: A supercell thunderstorm developed over western Massachusetts. This storm strengthened and produced a long-lived, very significant tornado that did extensive damage across southwest and south central Massachusetts.||This storm will be noted not only for its intensity, but also for the length of the continuous damage path, approximately 38 miles, 31 of which were in Hampden County. The tornado was also very wide at some points, reaching a maximum width of one half mile.||The tornado first touched down in the Munger Hill section of Westfield with damage mainly limited to trees, many uprooted and snapped. The roof of Munger Hill Elementary School was also damaged. The tornado rapidly intensified as it moved into West Springfield and caused extensive damage to industrial buildings and homes. Several buildings had their roofs removed by the tornado, a few structures collapsed, and several multi-story buildings lost their upper stories. ||The tornado then crossed the Connecticut River adjacent to the Memorial Avenue bridge and into the city of Springfield. Here the tornado produced extensive damage to the south side of the downtown area with many homes destroyed. In addition, commercial brick buildings sustained major damage. Roofs were removed from many of these large commercial structures. The tornado also produced severe structural damage to townhomes and apartments near Springfield College. The tornado continued moving east into the Island Pond section of Springfield, where Cathedral High School and St. Michael's Academy sustained significant damage and many homes in this part of the city were completely destroyed.||The tornado continued to move east through Wilbraham near the Wilbraham/Hampden town line producing nearly complete deforestation and significant damage to nearby structures.||Widespread damage occurred in Monson as the tornado moved directly through the center of town. Many houses were completely destroyed and significant damage was done to commercial and residential buildings. The roof of Monson High School was destroyed. Forested parts of town experienced nearly complete deforestation and in some locations the bark was stripped from the tree trunks.||The tornado moved across the Brimfield State Forest where it reached its maximum width of approximately one half mile. Additional significant damage occurred both to structures and forested areas for many miles through Brimfield before crossing into Worcester County just south of Route 20.||Three fatalities were directly attributable to the tornado, two in West Springfield and one in Brimfield. A thirty-nine year old woman in West Springfield was killed when her house collapsed on her while she sheltered her 15 year old daughter in the bathtub. Also in West Springfield, a twenty-three year old man was killed when his van was crushed by a falling tree. A fifty-two year old woman in Brimfield was killed when the trailer home she was living in was thrown 35 feet into the air. In addition, two hundred people were treated for injuries sustained in the tornado.||It was estimated that 1400 houses and at least 78 businesses were either damaged or destroyed. Of these 1400 houses, roughly 300 of them had been completely destroyed, including about 200 in Springfield, 51 in Monson, 39 in Brimfield, and 13 in Wilbraham. Two hundred residential buildings were condemned and more than 300 rental units were lost throughout western Massachusetts. ||Two public schools in Springfield and one in Westfield were severely damaged by the tornado. At least two parochial schools were also destroyed. The students attending these schools were temporarily assigned to other area schools for the remainder of the school year. Public school students will begin the 2011-2012 school year in modular buildings on the site of their former school buildings and parochial students will be travelling to temporary locations, some outside their home city.||Nearly 10,000 acres of woodlands were destoyed with the Massachusetts Forest Landowners Association estimating a clean up cost of $3.6 million. This is included in the property damage estimate. In Springfield alone, 7500 mature trees were uprooted or destroyed.||Shelters that opened across western Massachusetts on June 1, sheltered a total of 330 residents for a total of 30 days.||President Obama issued a Major Disaster Declaration for Hampden County shortly after the tornado.||The Massachusetts Division of Insurance reported that 9500 insurance claims were completed by residents as a result of the June 1 tornadoes, adding up to $175 million worth of damage. This included 5000 personal insurance claims totalling $135 million, 3500 automobile claims totalling $20 million, and 1000 commercial property claims totalling $20 million. These damage amounts are also included in the property damage estimates with this event.||Property damage estimates, injuries, and fatalities are a total for the entire June 1 episode with the majority of the damage and all of the injuries and fatalities directly related to this long track EF3 tornado. The remainder of the property damage listed on this event can be attributed to one of the other 3 tornadoes that occurred in western Massachusetts on June 1.

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