Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 2:00 am EDT, which shows a cold front moving across the northeast United States and a warm from advecting northeast as well. A large area of precipitation is also observed along the fronts in Figure 1 (shaded grey). The cold front moved east throughout the afternoon hours of June 26th and initiated thunderstorms, which ultimately led to this F1 tornado.
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The Springfield, MA F1 tornado of July 5, 1957 impacted Hampden County in Massachusetts. According to NOAA (2019), the F1 tornado caused no fatalities or injuries, but caused $250 dollars in property damage. The tornado touched down in Hampden County near Burt Road at 4:50 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. Friday July 5, 1957 [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/