EF0 Tornado — Barnstable, Massachusetts

2023-08-08 · near Marstons Mills Arpt, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Event narrative

A small EF-0 tornado touched down in the town of Barnstable, near

the village of Marstons Mills, at 11:52 AM. The storm tracked ENE

from Evergreen Drive for approximately four minutes before

lifting over Joe Thompson Road, at approximately 11:56 AM. The

primary damage indicators were an uprooted hardwood tree and a

downed electrical pole, supplemented by strewn debris inclusive

of smaller trees, fence posts, and branches. The damage was most

concentrated near the center of the track at the intersection of

Race Lane and Osterville-West Barnstable Road. Witnesses described

a chaotic event, observing airborne fence posts and branches. Top wind speeds were estimated at 80 mph.

Wider weather episode

A trough moved from the eastern Great Lakes into the mid Atlantic then New England on Tuesday. Southern New England was in the warm sector of a weak low which provided enough instability for scattered thunderstorms Tuesday morning into early afternoon before the cold front moved through. There was an EF-1 tornado in Mattapoisett and an EF-0 tornado in Barnstable.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1119868. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.