Aug 12, 2019 EF-1 Washington County Tornado

Aug 12, 2019 EF-1 Washington County Tornado

Photo courtesy David Coffin. He has given permission for media to use with attribution. This was taken on Route 6 between Topsfield and Springfield, looking west at the tornado.

NWS Caribou photo typical of the damage. It was all tree damage, with no structures impacted. Permission is granted for anyone to use this photo. More photos in Google Earth storm survey.

SUMMARY

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• KML Google Earth File of Tornado Survey
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Radar Storm Relative Motion Loop, with Tornado Location Annotated. We had a Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect with "Tornado...Possible" mentioned. There was 35 minutes of lead time between when we issued the warning and the tornado occurred.

Radar Reflectivity Loop, with Tornado Location Annotated. We had a Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect with "Tornado...Possible" mentioned. There was 35 minutes of lead time between when we issued the warning and the tornado occurred.