EF0 Tornado — Norfolk, Massachusetts

2023-08-18 · near Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Event narrative

A tornado briefly touched down in Stoughton on Eighth Street and

Corbett Street. Sporadic damage along a short path included fallen

trees, one of which fell onto a shed. Part of a fence was blown

in.

Wider weather episode

A high amplitude, negatively tilted trough moving across the Great Lakes and into New England along with cold and warm front provided strong forcing which resulted in flooding, wind damage, and 5 tornadoes. In the warm sector dewpoints surged into the mid 70s with PWATs near 2 inches which led to torrential downpours. Tornadoes occurred in Scotland, Ct, Scituate, RI, North Attleboro, MA, Stoughton, MA, and Weymouth, MA. The tornadoes ranged in intensity from EF-0 to EF-2.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1120136. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.