Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 7:00 am EDT, which shows a cold front across the Great Lakes. This front eventually moved east-southeast and triggered thunderstorms across Massachusetts, which ultimately led to this tornado.
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The Worcester County, MA F1 tornado of May 29, 1969 impacted Barnstable County in Massachusetts. According to NOAA (2019), the F1 tornado caused no fatalities or injuries, but caused $2.5 thousand dollars in property damage. The tornado touched down at 7:00 pm EDT. The tornado travelled for 1 mile and had a maximum width of 13 yards.
Sources
NOAA Central Library. (2019). U.S. Daily Weather Maps. Thursday May 29, 1969 [PDF]. Retrieved from https://library.noaa.gov/Collections/Digital-Collections/US-Daily-Weather-Maps
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2019). Storm Events Database. Retrieved from: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/