Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 8:00 am EDT, which shows a stationary front across the northeast United States. The interactions with this front and possible sea-breeze triggered thunderstorms across Massachusetts, which ultimately led to this tornado.
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The Millville, MA F1 tornado of August 8, 1986 impacted Worcester County in Massachusetts. According to NOAA (2019), the F1 tornado caused no fatalities or injuries, but caused $2500 dollars in property damage. The tornado touched down near Miller Street at 10:25 am EDT and moved north toward Millville. The tornado travelled for 1 mile and had a maximum width of 100 yards.
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Sources
NOAA Central Library. (2020). U.S. Daily Weather Maps. Friday August 8, 1986 [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/