Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 2:30 am EDT, which shows a cold front moving across the Great Lakes and a warm front across the northeast United States. This cold front likely became the focus for thunderstorms in the evening hours of October 24th, which ultimately led to this F1 tornado.
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The Worcester, MA F1 tornado of October 24, 1955 impacted Middlesex 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 in Middlesex County west of Lawrence Street at 8:05 pm EDT. The tornado travelled for 0.1 miles and had a maximum width of 33 yards.
Sources
NOAA Central Library. (2019). U.S. Daily Weather Maps. Monday October 24, 1955 [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/