tornado

05/31/2013
Henry Epp

Two years ago Saturday a tornado wreaked havoc on a 39-mile stretch of western and central Massachusetts destroying buildings, toppling trees and causing injury and death.

05/21/2013
Henry Epp

Monday's deadly tornado outside Oklahoma City leaves questions of how people can prepare for such a sudden, destructive weather event.  Researchers at UMass Amherst and the University of Oklah

10/24/2012
Henry Epp

State and local officials gathered in Brimfield, Massachusetts today to announce over $700,000 in grants for restoration efforts from tornado damage in Brimfield and Sturbridge caused by the June 2

05/30/2012
Anne Mostue

The June 1st,  2011, tornadoes that tore through western and central Massachusetts destroyed parts of downtown Monson, as well as many homes in this rural community, home to about 8,500 people

05/02/2012
Kari Njiiri

Members of a volunteer tornado recovery group fanned out across Springfield  last month to assess unmet needs of residents in the city's most damaged areas.

03/15/2012
Anne Mostue

It's edging close to a year since a tornado devastated the small Massachusetts town of Monson, and residents are still rebuilding their commercial district, a half-mile stretch of the town's main r

03/12/2012
Kari Njiiri

Develop Springfield, the private entity charged with overseeing the city's revitalization efforts following last year's tornadoes, has announced its leadership team to help lead the implementation

11/08/2011
Karen Brown

While tree crews in the region continue to clean up brush and fallen branches from October's snowstorm, researchers in Springfield say last summer's tornados left a lasting impact on the climate of some city neighborhoods....

06/02/2011

Massachusetts Senator John Kerry and Governor Deval Patrick arrived in Springfield last night to meet with city officials and get glimpses of the destruction from the evening's tornado. WFCR's Anne Mostue reports.

06/02/2011

Springfield is in a state of controlled chaos as local residents and city, state and federal officials survey the damage wrought by the first of at least three tornadoes to sweep through the area yesterday. WFCR's Anne Mostue...

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