Mass tor nado

[chefseany]

Im with-in a 1/8 of a mile of the path through Hampden, Wilbraham, and Monson area!!! Little damage at my home but INSANE DEVISTATION doesnt even describe it. Houses leveled trees everywhere and cars thrown 20-30 feet!! Special thanks to all workers from all over the northeast who have dropped everything to come help dig out!!!!! Fishing room is fine though<Thank God>!

[Jenn]

Took a ride and its amazing to see how "the path" just tears up a section and just outside the path looks fine. Some roads still closed and while some have power restored there are many still without.

[JohnR]

They were saying yesterday on the news that it was likely an EF-3 class tornado.

[KB&J SIDEACTION]

I have a friend in Monson that lost a entire detached 3 car garage and took his whole chimney off his house! Luckily he did not lose his boat. He lives not 10 miles from me, scary to think if that twister zigged when it zagged it could have been here. Hope everyones friends and family are accounted for and doing ok.

Kevin

[Gloucester2]

Late to the topic I know - I was on 291 headed into Springfield when hail forced me to pull over about 4:30 - I still had not heard anything but the usual warnings . . . the tornado past me within 1 mile I would estimate - cell phone pictures

[Gloucester2]

I few more

The first picture you can see someone trappped on the third floor balcony of an apartment building that lost the top floor - a fisrt responder is in the foreground making his way toward the building.

the second is what's left of the South End COmmunity Center.

Third is a shot of what just about every street in the south end of Springfield looked like.

All these pictures were taken between 4:30 - 4:45 on Wednesday - then I got out of Dodge and let the professionals do their job

[Rob Rockcrawler]

I visited my friends house yesterday to help out and took a couple of crappy cell phone shots. They do not do it justice. Just imagine trees as far as you can see. I know that there is a temptation to drive out and see whats going on. I actually teared up as i drove into Brimfield. If you decide to take a trip to see what happened, do yourself a favor. Bring a pair of work gloves and have your boots on. The people that are there will appreciate more than you can imagine. And please dont drive through slow and take pictures. These folks are in no mood for it. I came very close to getting into an accident when a woman decided to almost stop her car on Rt 20 to take a picture. She was taking a shot of the house of a guy i know well. Its destroyed. Sorry to rant but if ya want to see it in person , get out and get dirty. I would like to shoot the plane down that is taking people on tours of the devastation. I hope that they donate the money taken in by the charter of the plane.


Crap, i cant seem to make the pictures bigger.

[MarshCappa]

That 2nd pic of the old armory was taken from the lot of the Red Rose correct? It was and still is my favorite pizza. Was their building damaged?

Originally Posted by Gloucester2

I few more

The first picture you can see someone trappped on the third floor balcony of an apartment building that lost the top floor - a fisrt responder is in the foreground making his way toward the building.

the second is what's left of the South End COmmunity Center.

Third is a shot of what just about every street in the south end of Springfield looked like.

All these pictures were taken between 4:30 - 4:45 on Wednesday - then I got out of Dodge and let the professionals do their job