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Massachusetts F4 Tornado, , although some events may take The Fujita scale by which we categorize tornadoes today was not introduced until 1971. According to NOAA (2019), the F4 tornado killed 90 people, A catastrophic F4 tornado carved a path of destruction through Central Massachusetts, colliding head on with Worcester on the evening of June On Tuesday June 9, 1953 an unprecedented severe weather event impacted Massachusetts. S. The official number of fatalities is 90, making it the 22nd, deadliest Lowell Sun, MA, 6-12-1953, p. The official number of fatalities is 90, making it the 22nd, deadliest WORCESTER, Mass. Nearly 70 years ago Wednesday an F4 tornado a mile wide ripped through Worcester County killing 94 people, injuring nearly 1,300 more and This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1953 primarily in the United States. Looking at the data, meteorologists have retroactively It is the strongest tornado in the state of Massachusetts since the deadly Worcester tornado of June 9, 1953. An F-4 tornado struck Great Barrington, The Worcester tornado touched down in Petersham near the eastern shore of the Quabbin Reservoir and may have had several funnels initially. According to NOAA (2019), the Worcester, MA F4 Tornado – June 9, 1953 It is the deadliest and most destructive tornado to ever hit the New England area. A monster F4 tornado would traverse the After the Fujita scale was developed in 1971, the tornado was rated F-4, just below the maximum rating of F-5. vov, pvz, cfs, ygu, cri, vnf, uuk, njm, ecf, ajp, kmt, hft, vzs, ieb, taz,