EF0 Tornado — Worcester, Massachusetts
2025-09-06 · near Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts
$4K
Property damage
0.1 mi
Path length
100 yds
Path width
Event narrative
A tornado briefly touched down near a section of South Rd in Holden, MA. Damage was limited to several softwood trees being uprooted.
Wider weather episode
A cold front moved through Southern New England in the afternoon bringing a round of severe storms which caused a wide swath of wind damage through MA with some in western CT. Some severe hail occurred in northern MA and a single storm dropped 5 tornadoes in central MA which led to widespread tree damage along but limited damage to structures.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1285856. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.