Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 6:00 am EDT, which shows a cold front moving across the northeast United States. This front became the focus for thunderstorms, which ultimately led to this tornado.
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The South Branch Park, MA F0 tornado of July 19, 1968 impacted Hampden County in Massachusetts. According to NOAA (2019), the F0 tornado caused no fatalities or injuries, but caused $250 dollars in property damage. The tornado touched down near Burt Road at 5:15 pm EDT. The tornado travelled for 0.1 miles and had a maximum width of 33 yards.
Sources
NOAA Central Library. (2019). U.S. Daily Weather Maps. Thursday August 11, 1966 [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/