Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 5:00 pm EDT, which shows a warm front across New Hampshire and a cold front slicing through the northeastern United States. Conditions became favorable for the development of thunderstorms across Massachusetts, which ultimately led to this tornado.
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The Mantyranta, MA EF0 tornado of June 23, 2015 impacted Worcester County in Massachusetts. According to NOAA (2020), the EF0 tornado caused no fatalities or injuries, but caused $25 thousand dollars in property damage. The tornado touched down near West Princeton Road at 7:24 pm EDT. The tornado travelled for 0.52 miles and had a maximum width of 75 yards.
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Sources
NWS Weather Prediction Center Surface Analysis Archive. (2017). Surface analysis 21Z Tue Jun 23 2015. Retrieved from: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/archives/web_pages/sfc/sfc_archive.php
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2020). Storm Events Database. Retrieved from: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/