wow, some horrible news

and i guess those weather updates i signed up for (on my phone) at foxct weather were real this time. man, i'm so very sorry for those that were hit 

Four fatalities confirmed as tornadoes rip through Mass.

Posted by Martin Finucane

At least four people were killed and a number of others were injured in the violent storms that swept across Massachusetts today, which included at least two tornadoes, state officials said today.
Two people were killed in West Springfield, one in Springfield, and one in Brimfield, state officials said.
Governor Deval Patrick said damage had been reported in at least 19 communities, mostly in Central and Western Massachusetts..............


By Martin Finucane, Travis Andersen, Donovan Slack, and Glen Johnson, Globe Staff, and Jenna Duncan, and L. Finch, Globe Correspondents

Four Killed As Storms Carve Path Of Destruction In Massachusetts

'It's Devastation Up Here,' Rescuers Say Of Tornado Damage

By HILLARY FEDERICO, hfederico@courant.com

At least four people died as a series of storms — including at least one confirmed tornado — tore through several Massachusetts communities Wednesday, carving a path of destruction from Westfield to Sturbridge.

Scott MacLeod, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the deaths Wednesday night but said there were no details about the circumstances. He said two people died in Westfield, one in West Springfield and one in Brimfield.

Gov. Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency Wednesday night and said the state had enlisted the help of 1,000 National Guard troops to help residents clean up the rubble left behind after strong winds, hail and thunderstorms hit along the Massachusetts-Connecticut border..............