Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 8:00 am EDT, which shows a low pressure moving across northern Ontario with a trough extending into the northeastern United States. This front became the focus for thunderstorms across Massachusetts throughout the morning hours of May 18th, which ultimately led to this tornado.
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The Franklin, MA F0 tornado of May 18, 1990 impacted Norfolk County in Massachusetts. According to NOAA (2019), the F0 tornado caused no fatalities or injuries, but caused $2500 dollars in property damage. The tornado touched down near Cottage Street at 1:10 pm EDT. The tornado travelled for 0.2 mile and had a maximum width of 10 yards.
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Sources
NOAA Central Library. (2020). U.S. Daily Weather Maps. Friday May 18, 1990 [PDF]. Retrieved from https://library.noaa.gov/Collections/Digital-Collections/US-Daily-Weather-Maps
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2020). Storm Events Database. Retrieved from: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/