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19:35Z EF1 KGYX ME Oxford Locke Mills A tornado touched down about 2 miles northwest of the town of Bryant Pond. The tornado touched down along Gore Road on the southwest shore of North Pond and moved out over North Pond before dissipating. The tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Maximum winds were estimated at 85 to 100 mph.
20:17Z EF3 KOKX MA Hampden Westfield A supercell thunderstorm developed over western Massachusetts. This storm strengthened and produced a long-lived, very significant tornado that did extensive damage across southwest and south central Massachusetts.||This storm will be noted not only for its intensity, but also for the length of the continuous damage path, approximately 38 miles, 31 of which were in Hampden County. The tornado was also very wide at some points, reaching a maximum width of one half mile.||The tornado first touched down in the Munger Hill section of Westfield with damage mainly limited to trees, many uprooted and snapped. The roof of Munger Hill Elementary School was also damaged. The tornado rapidly intensified as it moved into West Springfield and caused extensive damage to industrial buildings and homes. Several buildings had their roofs removed by the tornado, a few structures collapsed, and several multi-story buildings lost their upper stories. ||The tornado then crossed the Connecticut River adjacent to the Memorial Avenue bridge and into the city of Springfield. Here the tornado produced extensive damage to the south side of the downtown area with many homes destroyed. In addition, commercial brick buildings sustained major damage. Roofs were removed from many of these large commercial structures. The tornado also produced severe structural damage to townhomes and apartments near Springfield College. The tornado continued moving east into the Island Pond section of Springfield, where Cathedral High School and St. Michael's Academy sustained significant damage and many homes in this part of the city were completely destroyed.||The tornado continued to move east through Wilbraham near the Wilbraham/Hampden town line producing nearly complete deforestation and significant damage to nearby structures.||Widespread damage occurred in Monson as the tornado moved directly through the center of town. Many houses were completely destroyed and significant damage was done to commercial and residential buildings. The roof of Monson High School was destroyed. Forested parts of town experienced nearly complete deforestation and in some locations the bark was stripped from the tree trunks.||The tornado moved across the Brimfield State Forest where it reached its maximum width of approximately one half mile. Additional significant damage occurred both to structures and forested areas for many miles through Brimfield before crossing into Worcester County just south of Route 20.||Three fatalities were directly attributable to the tornado, two in West Springfield and one in Brimfield. A thirty-nine year old woman in West Springfield was killed when her house collapsed on her while she sheltered her 15 year old daughter in the bathtub. Also in West Springfield, a twenty-three year old man was killed when his van was crushed by a falling tree. A fifty-two year old woman in Brimfield was killed when the trailer home she was living in was thrown 35 feet into the air. In addition, two hundred people were treated for injuries sustained in the tornado.||It was estimated that 1400 houses and at least 78 businesses were either damaged or destroyed. Of these 1400 houses, roughly 300 of them had been completely destroyed, including about 200 in Springfield, 51 in Monson, 39 in Brimfield, and 13 in Wilbraham. Two hundred residential buildings were condemned and more than 300 rental units were lost throughout western Massachusetts. ||Two public schools in Springfield and one in Westfield were severely damaged by the tornado. At least two parochial schools were also destroyed. The students attending these schools were temporarily assigned to other area schools for the remainder of the school year. Public school students will begin the 2011-2012 school year in modular buildings on the site of their former school buildings and parochial students will be travelling to temporary locations, some outside their home city.||Nearly 10,000 acres of woodlands were destoyed with the Massachusetts Forest Landowners Association estimating a clean up cost of $3.6 million. This is included in the property damage estimate. In Springfield alone, 7500 mature trees were uprooted or destroyed.||Shelters that opened across western Massachusetts on June 1, sheltered a total of 330 residents for a total of 30 days.||President Obama issued a Major Disaster Declaration for Hampden County shortly after the tornado.||The Massachusetts Division of Insurance reported that 9500 insurance claims were completed by residents as a result of the June 1 tornadoes, adding up to $175 million worth of damage. This included 5000 personal insurance claims totalling $135 million, 3500 automobile claims totalling $20 million, and 1000 commercial property claims totalling $20 million. These damage amounts are also included in the property damage estimates with this event.||Property damage estimates, injuries, and fatalities are a total for the entire June 1 episode with the majority of the damage and all of the injuries and fatalities directly related to this long track EF3 tornado. The remainder of the property damage listed on this event can be attributed to one of the other 3 tornadoes that occurred in western Massachusetts on June 1.
21:09Z EF3 KBOX MA Worcester Fiskdale A supercell thunderstorm developed over western Massachusetts. This storm strengthened and produced a long-lived, very significant tornado that did extensive damage across southwest and south central Massachusetts.||This storm will be noted not only for its intensity, but also for the length of the continuous damage path, approximately 38 miles, the last 6 of which were in Worcester County. The tornado was also very wide at some points, reaching a maximum width of one half mile.||Once the tornado moved into the Brimfield State Forest, significant damage occurred to both structures and forested areas for several miles before the tornado reached the Southbridge Municipal Airport. Here numerous aircraft were lifted off the ground and into the woods east of the airport. The tornado continued east before lifting in the southwest part of Charlton.||The majority of the damage done by this tornado was done during the first 31 miles of the track, in Hampden County. All of the property damage, injuries, and fatalities are accounted for in the Hampden County portion of the tornado. The majority of the property damage and injuries, and all of the fatalities occurred in Hampden County. However, there was enough damage in Sturbridge and Southbridge that President Obama amended his original disaster declaration for Hampden County to include Sturbridge and Southbridge.
21:51Z EF1 KGYX ME Somerset East New Portland A tornado touched down on June 1 in Somerset County. The tornado touched down near School Street in the town of New Portland where minor damage was observed. From there, the tornado traveled east about 8.4 miles through the town of Embden to the Kennebec River where it lifted off the ground. The tornado crossed Embden Pond, Sand Pond, and Fahi Pond in Embden. Along its path, the tornado snapped or uprooted hundreds of trees and damaged several buildings and at least one vehicle. The most significant damage was observed near Embden Pond Road where winds were estimated to be between 90 an 100 mph. The maximum path width was estimated to be about 200 yards near Embden Pond Road.
22:32Z EF1 KOKX MA Hampden Indian Orchard The tornado touched down in the northwest corner of Wilbraham and continued east crossing Main Street and Mountain Road, but remained south of Route 20. Most of the damage was to trees with large limbs snapped off, as well as numerous trees downed. Several trees were uprooted.||All associated property damage estimates are included in the EF3 tornado that occurred in Hampden and Worcester Counties.
22:54Z EF1 KBOX MA Hampden Brimfield The tornado touched down north of Brimfield, west of Route 19. It then crossed Route 19 and lifted near Tower Hill Road. The damage was surveyed on the ground and by aircraft and consisted of trees with large limbs snapped off, as well as numerous trees downed, a few of which were uprooted. This tornado was produced by the same thunderstorm that produced the North Wilbraham tornado.||All associated property damage estimates are included in the EF3 tornado that occurred in Hampden and Worcester Counties.
23:10Z EF0 KBOX MA Worcester Fiskdale A third tornado touched down briefly from the same thunderstorm that produced the north Wilbraham and north Brimfield tornadoes. This tornado touched down in Wells State Park and then continued on across Walker Pond Road and Podunk Road, lifting up just west of Route 49. Damage was generally limited to downed trees, but one of these fell onto a house on Walker Pond Road. All associated property damage estimates are included in the EF3 tornado that occurred in Hampden and Worcester Counties.
23:22Z EF0 KLNX NE Dawson Lexington Arpt A brief rope tornado was reported in the Darr interchange area. No damage was reported.
01:20Z EF0 KUEX KS Lincoln Barnard The tornado touched down briefly in open country.
01:30Z EF0 KBBX CA Sutter Berg At approximately 5:30 pm an EF0 tornado touched down north of Yuba City and moved northeast, crossing from Sutter County into Yuba County and thereby north of Marysville. There was little damage in the area that appeared to be caused by the tornado. The determining factor was the credible description and sequence of events by witnesses who saw the tornado develop and move through peach and walnut groves. There were no injuries nor fatalities.
01:48Z EF0 KUEX KS Russell Wilson Lake The tornado touched down briefly in open pasture.
02:40Z EF0 KUEX KS Phillips Woodruff A brief tornado traveled about 1/2 mile across some farmland in rural northern Phillips County.
04:33Z EF0 KICT KS Saline Smolan The tornado touched down briefly in open country.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).