Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 2:00 am EDT, which shows a warm front across the northeast United States. This warm front would have lifted north-northeast throughout the day and became the focus for intense thunderstorms throughout the afternoon hours of May 19th, which ultimately led to this tornado.
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The Salem Neck, MA F1 tornado of May 19, 1964 impacted Essex 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 Essex County in Salem Neck at 4:35 pm EDT. The tornado travelled for 2 miles and had a maximum width of 300 yards.
Sources
NOAA Central Library. (2019). U.S. Daily Weather Maps. Tuesday May 19, 1964 [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/