Springfield, MA Tornado At Least an EF-3

From the National Weather Service:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

1215 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2011



...SOME PRELIMINARY TORNADO SURVEY INFORMATION...



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS IS STILL IN

THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING A STORM SURVEY. HOWEVER AT THIS TIME WE

ARE ABLE TO CONFIRM SOME INFORMATION REGARDING THE TORNADO THAT

PASSED FROM WESTFIELD THROUGH SPRINGFIELD AND EASTWARD TO MONSON AND

BEYOND.



SOME OF THE HARDEST HIT AREAS WILL BE CLASSIFIED WITH A RATING OF

EF-3 OR HIGHER ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA DAMAGE CLASSIFICATION SCALE.



WE ARE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION ON

PATH LENGTH...PATH WIDTH...TIMING...AND EF SCALE RANKINGS...LATE

THIS EVENING.