A tornado touched down in Concord early this morning
The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado struck Concord early this morning, damaging 39 homes.
An EF-1 tornado touched down just after 3 a.m. It covered a 400-yard wide, half-mile-long path and packed 100 mph winds. There were no injuries or deaths, officials said during a Monday morning press conference.
“From my experience, I was surprised not to see more trees into houses,” said Alan Dunham, meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “A couple of trees were just twisted and then came down.”
“We have 39 houses that were damaged in some way,” said Concord Fire Chief Mark Cotreau. “But, miraculously, just one house with significant structural damage.”
The weather service spent the morning investigating the damage to determine if the storm was a tornado. The reason he knew it was a tornado was because the damaged trees were going in opposite directions, said Dunham. The tornado was confined to Concord, though high winds caused tree damage in other towns, he said.
Crews are working to remove downed trees and repair wires, officials said. Some residents in the affected areas may be without power for more than a day, said Christopher Whelan, the town manager.
Before today, the last confirmed tornado in Massachusetts was on June 23, 2015 in Westminster, according to the weather service.
Trees, poles and wires down in #Concord. A portion of Lexington Rd. CLOSED both ways pic.twitter.com/iRsQZUEV4a
— Kevin Brennan (@KBBostonTraffic) August 22, 2016
From chopper this morning – possible #tornado damage in #Concord. Notice branches appear to be twisted off. @NECN pic.twitter.com/a6VQZQHEOr
— Chris Gloninger, CCM, CBM (@ChrisGloninger) August 22, 2016
One example of the significant damage seen throughout Concord after a tornado warning this morning. #WBZ pic.twitter.com/Xt6tAwOi3I
— Nicole Jacobs (@NicoleJacobsTV) August 22, 2016
Multiple trees downs #badweather officers on scene w @ConcordMAFire pic.twitter.com/3jDTa20jLP
— ConcordMAPolice (@ConcordMAPD) August 22, 2016
#ConcordMA Independance lane #badweather pic.twitter.com/9tiRhF8M3o
— ConcordMAPolice (@ConcordMAPD) August 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/MichaelPageWx/status/767711167229861888
Live in #Concord this morning with @Daniel_Miller8 surveying storm damage. #FOX25 pic.twitter.com/4o2h9nVyI5
— Adam Liberatore (@bostonTVguy) August 22, 2016
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