Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 2:00 pm EDT, which shows a warm front extending along the northeastern United States, which provided the focus for thunderstorm development in the early afternoon hours of October 23rd, which ultimately led to this tornado.
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The Norton, MA EF1 tornado of October 23, 2018 impacted Bristol County in Massachusetts. According to NOAA (2020), the EF1 tornado caused no fatalities or injuries, but caused $20 thousand dollars in property damage. The tornado touched down near Freeman Street at 4:13 pm EDT. The tornado travelled for 0.8 miles and had a maximum width of 170 yards.
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Sources
NWS Weather Prediction Center Surface Analysis Archive. (2017). Surface analysis 18Z Tue Oct 23 2018. 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/