EF1 Tornado — Norfolk, Massachusetts

2023-08-18 · near South Weymouth Nas, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Event narrative

A tornado touched down in Weymouth near the intersection of

Pleasant and Torrey Streets. Numerous trees were uprooted and

snapped. A home at the intersection of Burton Terrace and Torrey

Street had about twenty singles torn from its roof. On Park

Avenue, a three-inch diameter branch from a treetrop was blown

about 120 yards and driven into the ground to a depth of 2 feet.

An eyewitness who received a Wireless Emergency Alert could see

swirling debris out a window as she took shelter in her cellar.

The tornado lifted near a water tower at the end of Lockewoods

Drive.

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 1120137. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.