A radar-confirmed tornado touched down in Holden Saturday afternoon, just northwest of Worcester, according to the National Weather Service.
While the tornado was not officially verified, radar recording strongly indicated that one touched down in the area, Andy Nash, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said.
The tornado was picked up on radar at about 4:04 p.m. Candice Hrencecin, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said.
The tornado won’t be officially confirmed until Sunday at the earliest, Nash said.
There was also wind damage in communities across the state, including North Hampton, Holyoke, Belchertown, Worcester, and Westfield, Emily McMinn, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said. Gramby saw wind gusts of 64-miles-per-hour.
In the town of Stow, multiple trees and wires were reported down. In Belchertown, the police department reported fallen trees and utility wires.
Multiple roads were closed, and underpasses were flooded in Holyoke, the police department said on its Facebook page. The department also posted photos of several downed trees, including a large three that fell on top of a car.
Adam Lavoie, chief of the Warren Fire Department, said in an email that the tornado did not touch down in his town, but said they did have “strong cell move in and residents did report seeing some rotation.”
The town activated its siren system and put out alerts.
“Fortunately, nobody was hurt,” Lavoie said. “We had several roads that were closed due to trees down and wires. Approximately two hundred residents lost power.”
National Grid has restored power to the majority of the town, and tree crews had cleaned up most of the storm debris as of 10:30 p.m. on Saturday
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