Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 8:00 am EDT, which shows a cold front off the northeast coast of the United States. This front moved across Massachusetts in the early morning hours of September 16th, which ultimately led to this tornado.
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The Scituate, MA F1 tornado of September 16, 1986 impacted Plymouth County in Massachusetts. According to NOAA (2019), the F1 tornado caused no fatalities or injuries, but caused $250 thousand dollars in property damage. The tornado touched down near Porter Road at 5:35 am EDT. The tornado travelled for 0.1 mile and had a maximum width of 50 yards.
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Sources
NOAA Central Library. (2020). U.S. Daily Weather Maps. Tuesday September 16, 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/