WORCESTER - Friday is the 70th anniversary of the infamous Worcester tornado, the most destructive and deadly New England tornado in recorded history. The tornado formed in Petersham and was on ...

WORCESTER, Mass. — Friday marks 70 years since the most powerful tornado in Massachusetts and New England history tore a 48-mile path of destruction across the state, leaving 94 people dead and ...

In Worcester, the tornado took the lives of 59 victims, injured 800 and caused an estimated $32 million-plus in property damages - about $363 million today. But it wasn’t over.

The most recent tornadoes recorded in Bristol County occurred in Attleboro and Rehoboth in 2024. North Attleboro and ...

The Worcester Tornado of 1953 The Worcester Tornado struck Massachusetts on June 9, 1953, marking one of the deadliest tornadoes in New England history. This EF-4 tornado resulted in 94 fatalities ...

A catastrophic F4 tornado carved a path of destruction through Central Massachusetts, colliding head on with Worcester on the evening of June 9, 1953.

A little more than 70 years ago, on June 9, 1953, an infamous tornado hit Worcester and the surrounding area. It was a mile wide, and it lasted nearly 90 minutes.

The National Weather Service this afternoon has issued a tornado watch for Worcester County and multiple other counties in the region until 8 p.m. this evening. According to the agency, a tornado ...

In Worcester, the tornado took the lives of 59 victims, injured 800 and caused an estimated $32 million-plus in property damages - about $363 million today. But it wasn’t over.