Watching this even 11 years later is chilling. Kudos to TV-22 for capturing this and informing the public in real time. I was visiting my parents in Brattleboro VT when this live feed was picked up by the station they were watching there.
Note that it took 40 seconds of the live camera being on screen for both of them to realize a tornado was on the ground and in progress, when it was pretty obvious for the whole time if you looked closely.
New England isn't known for being well versed in tornados, let alone how to identify tornadic activity. I'm commenting just after having an EF-1 tornado in my neck of the woods of NH a couple days ago as of typing this. Having watching one too many tornado videos, I took the warnings seriously and took cover in the basement when it hit. Thankfully, not hitting my residence, but pretty close. My family were dumb as doornails and said they'd go down stairs if they saw it. Which, you can't really see a tornado approach to begin with, because we're surrounded by the white mountains, tall pine trees and enclosed by forrest and, even if the trees & mountains weren't present, it could be rain wrapped and mistaken as passing rain. Even if the tornado I experienced in NH recently was practically nothing, say, compared to this video of the 2011 Springfield, MA tornado, you can't predict mother nature. Because we don't get these things, most people don't have a frame of reference to carry a sense of danger or a cause for caution for these things.
I was in Springfield at the time, I was 8 years old. I also had a phobia of tornadoes long before this even happened. The way it sucked up the water in the CT river tho was INSANE, that image will forever be engraved in my head. I CANT BELIEVE IT WAS 8 YEARS AGO
Got to be a meteorologist dream right there for the tornado to form literally right in front of there live cam. Could not have been more perfect, formed right in front and then went right by their Springfield cam without taking it out. Nick and Brian must of been having a field day looking at that shot. You can hear it too in their voice. That almost never happens for these guys sitting in the studio. They just couldn’t believe it. 😂
Walking home from school that day, it was eerily calm. I remember that very well. Then maybe an hour later every building surrounding us (Main and State st) was either in shambles or had half of it torn away. Our building wasn't touched. Praise God!
My parents just sent footage of extreme weather hitting their home in CT, and it immediately reminded me of this. If you’re from the area, this just doesn’t happen, we get blizzards and the tail end of hurricanes.
I remember this day so clearly. I was 10 almost 11 at the time. I remember watching this live as it happened with my mom, and we were on the phone with my grandmother, who was on the memorial bridge when the tornado stuck it. To this day, when I'm now 20, I'm still shakey and nervous with most thunderstorms
There was a debris cloud evident on the ground a good 45 seconds before they mentioned it. A debris cloud means A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND..regardless of whether or not you see a condensation funnel.
I remember this like it was yesterday. I knew something was wrong when the NWS SPC (Storm Prediction Center) issued a Tornado Watch earlier in the day. It was 95, dewpoint was 74, relative humidity was 55%. All of it, bad ingredients for severe weather
Talking about hail storms with uncle at time that day. About 1-2 hrs later we got hit with Tornado. Was living in Merrick Section of town in West Springfield. Our house was relatively spared outside ripped sidings from house or broken windows. Neighbor down end of street house collapsed. Down on other end of street off Main Street by old Immaculate Conception church a motorist was killed by a tree landing on his suv. On street next to ours a woman saved her kid in a tub. She perished. Terrible day to be sure. Was totally in shock we hardly ever get tornadoes especially that size too. Hearing Brian Lappis and Nick Bannin that day. Its going to be 10 years June 1. Time flies. Nick now in Austin Texas. Wishing him the best. Brian Lappis a lifer. Will never leave 22.
Lol, I actually flew in to Springfield from Florida on the day this happened.. What was usually a 15 minute ride from Bradley to my house took somewhere along the lines of 2 hours, maybe ?
Springfield is major population center that is in a region known for occasionally having tornadoes, including HUGE ones like the 1953 tornado which was an F5 and killed almost 100 people, they ought to have sirens and they're crazy not to.
I was delivering a shipment of mail to Paige Blvd P.O.BMC and I took a look at those clouds on my way out and said to myself"Something is going to happen here and I don't want to be here when it does." The next day I heard about the Tornado.I have driven through tornado ally many times and I knew what to look for as a sign of trouble and this was it. I'm outta here.
@tornadowitch dont blame them its not their fault. and its not like they werent paying attention, they called it as soon as it happened, and they did warn people. they kept an eye on it while the clouds were rotating, and it took a minute for the clouds to form a funnel. they were tracking the whole thing, and they did warn people.
Still to this day on June 1st 2011 I still have reoccuring nightmares. That tornado still happening it scares me knowing it could happen again it makes cry in fear
Nicholas Biondo: I believe the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals, despite the presence of the Boston Bruins, was not televised in Springfield (WWLP pre-empting it due to coverage of the storm's aftermath), while in Boston, the game aired on CW affiliate WLVI instead of then-NBC affiliate WHDH for the same reason (WLVI and WHDH are under the same ownership).
@DarkKnightress0709 due to the entire population probably not watching the live feed (some were watching Accuweather, listening to the radio, police scanners, or CT area affiliates), so in case you came sprinting home, it was for those. This is standard emergency broadcasting, and required by FCC regs to make sure they are as accurate as possible.
This is the 1 year anniversary of the EF3 tornado hitting the greater Springfield area. It killed 3 people and was on the ground for 40 miles - from Westfield to Sturbridge, MA. I live in Wilbraham. We took a direct hit - rooves off, homes destroyed, trees down everywhere. Tornadoes do happen in New England. Wilbraham was hit by this on June 1 2011 and then again by a microburt (equivalent to an EF2) on July 26 2011 and sustained even more damage. Very glad to see 2011 go!
I thinkit's funny that when you listen to these guys, they're saying it's heading "south" when it crosses the river and is OBVIOUSLY heading to the East, and Brian Lapis said it was in Agawam, when it was OBVIOUSLY in West Springfield. And these guys precict the Weather? No Wonder nobody knows where or when things are going to happen.
I remember this day perfectly I was in Holyoke but Alittle after getting out of school the warning came on and me and some of my family headed to agawam and I saw the funnel and went over the bridge acouple minutes before it hit anyone watching in 2017? I was in 8 th grade when this happened😱 it seems like yesterday
This exact storm came to Halifax NS in Canada (I live in Halifax) and it brought a nasty thunderstorm with lightning strikes right in front of my building
I was in monson waiting for this supercell at the time earlier that day i predicted for the tornado to actually take a strengthing path to this day i still remember the models i pulled from that day
Looking at this event over 6 months ago, right behind the Holyoke Mall (coming towards Rte. 5 in Holyoke), would've provided the CLEAREST view of the Tornado, or just off Rte. 5, coming onto I-91 N where the Longmeadow curve is, that would've provided another clear view
Cant believe its been 12 years. I currently and at the time lived about a half mile from the total devastation in brimfield as it crossed over the hills towards the village green campground. i remember walking down the hill and coming out of the heavily forested area into the apocalypse. people sobbing on the street, holding pets, moving trees off livestock enclosures, screaming at God. my family and i were so lucky to only lose power for 2 weeks.
I lived in Whitinsville at the time and remember that day vividly, it was like all hell was breaking lose across the state and I was worried it was going to be like the June 9th 1953 tornado outbreak all over again, that hit Worcester with a monster F4 tornado that killed almost 100 people. They issued a tornado warning mentioning my street (Purgatory Rd) BY NAME, though fortunately that one didn't didn't happen. I didn't get home until just before it passed, the messages on my answering machine were hilarious as family and friends were all frantically telling me to get in the basement and were assuming I wasn't answering the phone because I was out trying to videotape it, they were PISSED! :D
I was home watching TV, my mom was cooking, and my little brother was playing with pots and pans on the floor. We didn’t even know it was happening. I was almost 6 at the time
So many myths about tornadoes. They have hit downtown cities such as Atlanta, GA Salt Lake City, st. Luis and others. They also cross rivers as proven by this video. And they do happen on mountains and valleys
I remember that day very well. I was 19. It was around the time of when I was graduating high school. My mom was down in West Springfield doing some shopping. I live in Amherst and the sky was turning some weird colors. Sirens at UMASS went off. Got the tornado warning and called my mom. She just made it out.
When it went over that bridge their must have been at least 50 cars stopped on the bridge, i would like to see film of that. hopefully everybody is ok. R.I.P. to the ones who didnt make it
This was an EF3 tornado that killed 4, injured over 200, was 1/2 mile wide and on the ground for 39 miles. Wilbraham (my home), Monson and Brimfield were next and heavily damaged - homes & thousands of trees destroyed. Wilbraham hit AGAIN last week, July 26, by yet another storm equiv to an EF2 (90-110 mph winds)! More homes damaged. FEMA trailers for victims from the June storm were damaged by falling trees. Amazing weather! Getting a little gun shy now when we hear thunder!
I have heard many times it first "touched" down at Munger Hill School off Shaker road in Westfield and then was down and doing damage on Falley Drv in Westfield and at full force was an F-3 in Springfield, Ma.
My dad was miles behind the tornado in his car! Miles, though. He couldn't see it coming home from work. He just saw the damage. His brother texted him the warning of the tornado, and he looked out at the sky and it was black. So he stayed there a little longer. Then he saw terrible damage! AHH! The clouds above my house were YELLOW
I was born on this exact day, in illinois, so your telling me that there was a tornado going on when I was born?? And I know it’d 12 years later but I hope all the people affected are doing ok ❤
The scar from that sob is still visible, these towns of Wilbraham, Brimfield, Monson, Holland, Wales, took heavy heavy damage, Wilbraham saw damage to EVERY building, whether it be small or extreme
@cheerlleader123 WRONG! 4 people died because of that! one of which was my friend in westfield. He was impaled on a tree with a 2x4 sticking out of his chest. Plus, my cousin's friend was crossing the Memorial Bridge when he was sucked up and hasn't been seen since that day
@george196161 dude i was saying the same thing. i was like "what the fuck? the debris cloud was showing way before these 2 mentioned it" as soon as that tower cam turned on to go live the debris cloud was already spinning. i was also like "fuck the cloud in the foreground it isn't doing shit, the very dark cloud in is the most concerning"...this is why i love watching the weather channel they know their shit
I remember watching the tornado touch ground on the T.V. I was in Chicopee and just to think if it wen in the opposite direction, it would've hit me and my family dead on.
Jason Szumski i was in agawam at the time, and i was two almost three my dad was on the bridge at the time heading to work, i’m so grateful he’s alive 😭
Because of this tornado, houses are still being evacuated and marked with a big orange "X" for unsafe. My friend lost all her possessions, her house and her mother. Small as it seems, it packed a punch for western MA.
I was at Baystate Medical Center recovering from surgery when this happened. I saw it go right through downtown out my window. I was so terrified when they said "In The Area of Agawam" because my home, along with my mother, brother and roommate were in Agawam. VERY scary day for all of us!
Sin D'Angelo yeah I was in agawam at the time, and went over that bridge only a few minutes before it hit, scary stuff, it actually was down the street from where my grandparents live
Can you provide a link? I have never seen that report of someone calling it in on a CB. Let me clarify my statement, I was one of the first to call Westfield PD. And yes it did start in the area of Shaker Rd In westfield. Here are the GPS Coordinates 42.10N / 72.75W
Yep he admitted it at 15:10 that the tornado did in fact move East not West as said at 7:23 it moved East across the CT River into downtown Springfield... thought I was losing it and was delirious with all the mistakes on all 3 Ch 3, Ch 22 & Ch 40 in Springfield during the tornado outbreak...my prayers go out to all who were affected by the tornado...and Springfield media definitely needs prayers as well for inaccurate reporting during the tornado... see my other comments on Ch 3 and 40 reports!
Youre statement is highly exaggerated. The debris rising from the base of the tornado was barely visible at :33 on the camera. Also, you stated that it took them more than a minute after :33 seconds to recognize the tornado. One of the reporters called out at 1:10 that he saw the tornado on the ground. Even if the tornado was visible at :33 on the ground, it was certainly not more than a minute. It was only 43 seconds or so, those in the immediate path didnt have 43 seconds to react.
I LOST MY ENTIRE LIFE IN SPRINGFIELD DO TO THE TORNADO IT REALLY HURTS WHEN U START OVER N SEE OTHERS DOING THE SAME AS YOU OR EVEN BETTER I THOUGHT IT WAS A LIE AS I TURNED ON NEW N THE PPL SPEAKING SAID TORNADO ON GROUND I NHAD TEARS COMING DOWN MY FACE I LOST MY EXGIRL DO TO IT DRIVING FROM WORK HER CAR N HER GONE
I remember a tornado in Kansas that destroyed every house on this certain street exceot one. The people in the house were having a prayer meeting and didn't realize a tornado had set down .
All they talk about is downtown as this tornado began to form..meanwhile it continued on and Wilbraham, Monson and Brimfield got WIPED OUT 10X worse than Springfield did as this thing grew into a monster.
There were tornado watches up - the DAY BEFORE (accuweather, weather channel, TV22). Many early warnings! After viewing videos online, TV22 had the best and earliest warnings June 1. Other stations were pathetic - looking right at the tornado in the river and STILL not calling it a tornado and take cover! So wierd to see this LIVE on TV - coming right at us in Wilbraham! We were hit hard. Town still in recovery mode. So much damage. Monson was destroyed! Moving to Joplin - safer!
@tman383 dude, people died because of that tornado. I saw the damn thing 2 miles north of my house in East Longmeadow. We lost power for 2+ days after the thing struck. Plus, what you don't know is that this was also Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, and this happens. I knew something was wrong when the National Weather Service issued the tornado watch @ 1 that afternoon. Idc what you say, be mindful this is real life instead of fantasy. Crying? HA! I laugh hysterically at that comment
I remember seeing this on TV and later that day we had a spin up hit the next town over and a tree fell on a house,plus we had a tree fall and kill a woman in Fitchburg
@dre8431 yeah sounded like these 2 didn't know wtf they were talking about. i'm like "doesn't these two live there? they should know which direction the tornado was going & what bridge was being hit" these 2 were annoying the hell outta me
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Watching this even 11 years later is chilling. Kudos to TV-22 for capturing this and informing the public in real time. I was visiting my parents in Brattleboro VT when this live feed was picked up by the station they were watching there.
Note that it took 40 seconds of the live camera being on screen for both of them to realize a tornado was on the ground and in progress, when it was pretty obvious for the whole time if you looked closely.
New England isn't known for being well versed in tornados, let alone how to identify tornadic activity. I'm commenting just after having an EF-1 tornado in my neck of the woods of NH a couple days ago as of typing this. Having watching one too many tornado videos, I took the warnings seriously and took cover in the basement when it hit. Thankfully, not hitting my residence, but pretty close. My family were dumb as doornails and said they'd go down stairs if they saw it. Which, you can't really see a tornado approach to begin with, because we're surrounded by the white mountains, tall pine trees and enclosed by forrest and, even if the trees & mountains weren't present, it could be rain wrapped and mistaken as passing rain. Even if the tornado I experienced in NH recently was practically nothing, say, compared to this video of the 2011 Springfield, MA tornado, you can't predict mother nature. Because we don't get these things, most people don't have a frame of reference to carry a sense of danger or a cause for caution for these things.
This shit was right in front of my HOUSE, I was 10 years old. I’ll forever remember
this and be traumatized
I was in Springfield at the time, I was 8 years old. I also had a phobia of tornadoes long before this even happened. The way it sucked up the water in the CT river tho was INSANE, that image will forever be engraved in my head.
I CANT BELIEVE IT WAS 8 YEARS AGO
DoodleDARKO 8??? I was 3.
I was 5
I was 8 years old as well when the Tornado hit Springfield
I was in 8th grade so I was 13 or 14 (my bday is half way through the school year so I think 14) that was a crazy day
It will be 10 years this year.
Got to be a meteorologist dream right there for the tornado to form literally right in front of there live cam. Could not have been more perfect, formed right in front and then went right by their Springfield cam without taking it out. Nick and Brian must of been having a field day looking at that shot. You can hear it too in their voice. That almost never happens for these guys sitting in the studio. They just couldn’t believe it. 😂
Brain? lol
@@TR-vr5pzlol your right what a typo. Thx.
Walking home from school that day, it was eerily calm. I remember that very well. Then maybe an hour later every building surrounding us (Main and State st) was either in shambles or had half of it torn away. Our building wasn't touched. Praise God!
stilll have nightmares about this day. almost didnt have my 8th grade graduation but it brought us all closer together
Praise God that ur still here. Hearing that just made my day
My parents just sent footage of extreme weather hitting their home in CT, and it immediately reminded me of this. If you’re from the area, this just doesn’t happen, we get blizzards and the tail end of hurricanes.
Tornadoes are far more commom than blizzards and hurricanes in this area..
@@Atl-jv1kw Blizzards aren't uncommon, but we rarely have hurricanes and tornadoes
I remember this day so clearly. I was 10 almost 11 at the time. I remember watching this live as it happened with my mom, and we were on the phone with my grandmother, who was on the memorial bridge when the tornado stuck it. To this day, when I'm now 20, I'm still shakey and nervous with most thunderstorms
Facts i was on i 91 comming back it was right in front of me and my dad
There was a debris cloud evident on the ground a good 45 seconds before they mentioned it. A debris cloud means A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND..regardless of whether or not you see a condensation funnel.
Yes I seen it on TV no one said a word,until a funnel started
Can’t believe it’s going to be 10 YEARS now! I love this kind of weather and I suppose that’s why I’ll never forget this day!
I remember this like it was yesterday. I knew something was wrong when the NWS SPC (Storm Prediction Center) issued a Tornado Watch earlier in the day. It was 95, dewpoint was 74, relative humidity was 55%. All of it, bad ingredients for severe weather
Just imagine if the shear was just a little bit stronger that day..
Talking about hail storms with uncle at time that day. About 1-2 hrs later we got hit with Tornado. Was living in Merrick Section of town in West Springfield. Our house was relatively spared outside ripped sidings from house or broken windows. Neighbor down end of street house collapsed. Down on other end of street off Main Street by old Immaculate Conception church a motorist was killed by a tree landing on his suv. On street next to ours a woman saved her kid in a tub. She perished. Terrible day to be sure. Was totally in shock we hardly ever get tornadoes especially that size too. Hearing Brian Lappis and Nick Bannin that day. Its going to be 10 years June 1. Time flies. Nick now in Austin Texas. Wishing him the best. Brian Lappis a lifer. Will never leave 22.
Never forget! The tornado was a sad moment but it brought our community’s together!
Lol, I actually flew in to Springfield from Florida on the day this happened.. What was usually a 15 minute ride from Bradley to my house took somewhere along the lines of 2 hours, maybe ?
My Thank you Goes Out To Brian Lapis And Nick Bannin For Keeping Everyone Calm.
Brian and Nick on the Job.
See in Massachusetts Tornados don't happen much so we don't have any sirens
Yeh. Exactly! But ther used to be one in Chicope
Olivia The kawaii Its Dangerous What if it happeneds again? ?????
Ikr... We need one again. Especially after that tornado in Conway..
My Taste In Music Is Josh Dun There was a tornado in Conway? I was close to it,
Springfield is major population center that is in a region known for occasionally having tornadoes, including HUGE ones like the 1953 tornado which was an F5 and killed almost 100 people, they ought to have sirens and they're crazy not to.
I was delivering a shipment of mail to Paige Blvd P.O.BMC and I took a look at those clouds on my way out and said to myself"Something is going to happen here and I don't want to be here when it does." The next day I heard about the Tornado.I have driven through tornado ally many times and I knew what to look for as a sign of trouble and this was it. I'm outta here.
I have the page saved, first person to report it was someone on a CB in the area of Barnes airport, and I saw it myself too
I was only 5 years old at the time. 10 years later, tornadoes still scare me down to my core. I get scared at the sight of a tornado warning.
@tornadowitch dont blame them its not their fault. and its not like they werent paying attention, they called it as soon as it happened, and they did warn people. they kept an eye on it while the clouds were rotating, and it took a minute for the clouds to form a funnel. they were tracking the whole thing, and they did warn people.
Still to this day on June 1st 2011 I still have reoccuring nightmares. That tornado still happening it scares me knowing it could happen again it makes cry in fear
oh my god this was almost 10 years ago
This was a Master's class on how to report a dangerous situation while staying composed by Brian Lapis and Nick Bannin. Thank you.
Nicholas Biondo:
I believe the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals, despite the presence of the Boston Bruins, was not televised in Springfield (WWLP pre-empting it due to coverage of the storm's aftermath), while in Boston, the game aired on CW affiliate WLVI instead of then-NBC affiliate WHDH for the same reason (WLVI and WHDH are under the same ownership).
altfactor I remember that night I was in Western mass they ended coverage as soon as The puck drop.
@DarkKnightress0709 due to the entire population probably not watching the live feed (some were watching Accuweather, listening to the radio, police scanners, or CT area affiliates), so in case you came sprinting home, it was for those. This is standard emergency broadcasting, and required by FCC regs to make sure they are as accurate as possible.
This is the 1 year anniversary of the EF3 tornado hitting the greater Springfield area. It killed 3 people and was on the ground for 40 miles - from Westfield to Sturbridge, MA. I live in Wilbraham. We took a direct hit - rooves off, homes destroyed, trees down everywhere. Tornadoes do happen in New England. Wilbraham was hit by this on June 1 2011 and then again by a microburt (equivalent to an EF2) on July 26 2011 and sustained even more damage. Very glad to see 2011 go!
1Suncatcher Yeah and Snowtober was a real bitch!
Lived only a couple blocks away from when it ripped through East Forest Park and thankfully survived. Chilling experience to say the least.
I thinkit's funny that when you listen to these guys, they're saying it's heading "south" when it crosses the river and is OBVIOUSLY heading to the East, and Brian Lapis said it was in Agawam, when it was OBVIOUSLY in West Springfield. And these guys precict the Weather? No Wonder nobody knows where or when things are going to happen.
Al Arment I was in agawam at one point and I did see the tornado from agawam
Also there was rotation in agawam I saw it
you can see the dust /debri/Tornado swirl.... cloud as soon as they break away from the radar images.. before it even gets to the River!
I remember this day perfectly I was in Holyoke but Alittle after getting out of school the warning came on and me and some of my family headed to agawam and I saw the funnel and went over the bridge acouple minutes before it hit
anyone watching in 2017? I was in 8 th grade when this happened😱 it seems like yesterday
This exact storm came to Halifax NS in Canada (I live in Halifax) and it brought a nasty thunderstorm with lightning strikes right in front of my building
I agree you can see the tornado is already on the ground as they are talking about the cloud in the back!!!
Nick And Brian,doing what they do best
I was 6 years old living in Springfield at the time I remember my Dad telling me and my mom to get in the basement
I was in monson waiting for this supercell at the time earlier that day i predicted for the tornado to actually take a strengthing path to this day i still remember the models i pulled from that day
Looking at this event over 6 months ago, right behind the Holyoke Mall (coming towards Rte. 5 in Holyoke), would've provided the CLEAREST view of the Tornado, or just off Rte. 5, coming onto I-91 N where the Longmeadow curve is, that would've provided another clear view
Cant believe its been 12 years. I currently and at the time lived about a half mile from the total devastation in brimfield as it crossed over the hills towards the village green campground. i remember walking down the hill and coming out of the heavily forested area into the apocalypse. people sobbing on the street, holding pets, moving trees off livestock enclosures, screaming at God. my family and i were so lucky to only lose power for 2 weeks.
I lived in Whitinsville at the time and remember that day vividly, it was like all hell was breaking lose across the state and I was worried it was going to be like the June 9th 1953 tornado outbreak all over again, that hit Worcester with a monster F4 tornado that killed almost 100 people.
They issued a tornado warning mentioning my street (Purgatory Rd) BY NAME, though fortunately that one didn't didn't happen. I didn't get home until just before it passed, the messages on my answering machine were hilarious as family and friends were all frantically telling me to get in the basement and were assuming I wasn't answering the phone because I was out trying to videotape it, they were PISSED! :D
Purgatory rd? Really lol
I remember that day I was in second grade in maple school in Easthampton mass. On that day I was scared to death that day
Dj Chriz OMG yes I went to that school
I was home watching TV, my mom was cooking, and my little brother was playing with pots and pans on the floor. We didn’t even know it was happening. I was almost 6 at the time
No tornadoes in Downtown areas??? Just days earlier, Joplin, Missouri was hit by an EF5...
So many myths about tornadoes. They have hit downtown cities such as Atlanta, GA Salt Lake City, st. Luis and others. They also cross rivers as proven by this video. And they do happen on mountains and valleys
What was up with 2011 and severe weather? This, the April 27 super outbreak and Joplin
I remember that day very well. I was 19. It was around the time of when I was graduating high school. My mom was down in West Springfield doing some shopping. I live in Amherst and the sky was turning some weird colors. Sirens at UMASS went off. Got the tornado warning and called my mom. She just made it out.
When it went over that bridge their must have been at least 50 cars stopped on the bridge, i would like to see film of that. hopefully everybody is ok. R.I.P. to the ones who didnt make it
I was in 8th grade and was in a car driving over that bridge two minutes before it hit
This was an EF3 tornado that killed 4, injured over 200, was 1/2 mile wide and on the ground for 39 miles. Wilbraham (my home), Monson and Brimfield were next and heavily damaged - homes & thousands of trees destroyed.
Wilbraham hit AGAIN last week, July 26, by yet another storm equiv to an EF2 (90-110 mph winds)! More homes damaged. FEMA trailers for victims from the June storm were damaged by falling trees. Amazing weather! Getting a little gun shy now when we hear thunder!
It went right by my job. Sounded like a freight train !
I could only imagine what went on here during the tornado in 2011
10 years later
We rhode islanders had a tornado warning yesterday
I have heard many times it first "touched" down at Munger Hill School off Shaker road in Westfield and then was down and doing damage on Falley Drv in Westfield and at full force was an F-3 in Springfield, Ma.
(EF)3
My dad was miles behind the tornado in his car! Miles, though. He couldn't see it coming home from work. He just saw the damage. His brother texted him the warning of the tornado, and he looked out at the sky and it was black. So he stayed there a little longer. Then he saw terrible damage! AHH! The clouds above my house were YELLOW
I was one and my mom was in danger. MY MOM WENT OUT AND SAVED MY AUNT WHILE THE TORNADO WAS THERE
I was born on this exact day, in illinois, so your telling me that there was a tornado going on when I was born?? And I know it’d 12 years later but I hope all the people affected are doing ok ❤
Its amazinh how you reamber things 2016 and i just look at these videos how lucky my dad and me did not get hit we was on the highway that day
Nick And Brian At Their Finest!
The national weather service didn't even put a tornado warning until it was down for more than 10 plus minutes
I live in Springfield and I was scared to death because I'm only between 6-10 years old
If your body hair is standing up: RUN!
The scar from that sob is still visible, these towns of Wilbraham, Brimfield, Monson, Holland, Wales, took heavy heavy damage, Wilbraham saw damage to EVERY building, whether it be small or extreme
All I remember was the hail falling everywhere, and this day got me more intrigued into Weather
10 years later today !
This was 6 years ago, when I was around 4 years old.
@cheerlleader123 WRONG! 4 people died because of that! one of which was my friend in westfield. He was impaled on a tree with a 2x4 sticking out of his chest. Plus, my cousin's friend was crossing the Memorial Bridge when he was sucked up and hasn't been seen since that day
Thanks Brian Lapis.... we know this is 22 news you've worked there for 22 years about as long as Sy Becker been crosseyed.
Called my parents and sisters to make sure they were okay
@george196161 dude i was saying the same thing. i was like "what the fuck? the debris cloud was showing way before these 2 mentioned it" as soon as that tower cam turned on to go live the debris cloud was already spinning. i was also like "fuck the cloud in the foreground it isn't doing shit, the very dark cloud in is the most concerning"...this is why i love watching the weather channel they know their shit
Shaker rd in Westfield.... I was the one that called that in. I saw this beast touch down... this was amazing, and terrible..
I drive on shaker road to get to taco bell
Springfield could have wound up like Joplin!
Thank Christ that Six Flags New England escaped being hit!
Although Monson and island pond Rd in Springfield looked like hell,or actually like Joplin
Fantastic coverage!
I remember watching the tornado touch ground on the T.V. I was in Chicopee and just to think if it wen in the opposite direction, it would've hit me and my family dead on.
Jason Szumski i was in agawam at the time, and i was two almost three
my dad was on the bridge at the time heading to work,
i’m so grateful he’s alive 😭
f a n t a same i was in agawam, heading to church from Holyoke, and me and my family went over that bridge only minutes before it touched down
10 years ago....
Because of this tornado, houses are still being evacuated and marked with a big orange "X" for unsafe. My friend lost all her possessions, her house and her mother. Small as it seems, it packed a punch for western MA.
i was on the bridge when the tornado hit, all it really did was shake the car, but one truck flipped, and only 4 people died, R.I.P
I was at Baystate Medical Center recovering from surgery when this happened. I saw it go right through downtown out my window. I was so terrified when they said "In The Area of Agawam" because my home, along with my mother, brother and roommate were in Agawam. VERY scary day for all of us!
Thank God Baystate didn't get hit
Sin D'Angelo yeah I was in agawam at the time, and went over that bridge only a few minutes before it hit, scary stuff, it actually was down the street from where my grandparents live
Can you provide a link? I have never seen that report of someone calling it in on a CB. Let me clarify my statement, I was one of the first to call Westfield PD. And yes it did start in the area of Shaker Rd In westfield.
Here are the GPS Coordinates 42.10N / 72.75W
Worst day of my life! Horrid nightmare
Yep he admitted it at 15:10 that the tornado did in fact move East not West as said at 7:23 it moved East across the CT River into downtown Springfield... thought I was losing it and was delirious with all the mistakes on all 3 Ch 3, Ch 22 & Ch 40 in Springfield during the tornado outbreak...my prayers go out to all who were affected by the tornado...and Springfield media definitely needs prayers as well for inaccurate reporting during the tornado... see my other comments on Ch 3 and 40 reports!
Youre statement is highly exaggerated. The debris rising from the base of the tornado was barely visible at :33 on the camera. Also, you stated that it took them more than a minute after :33 seconds to recognize the tornado. One of the reporters called out at 1:10 that he saw the tornado on the ground. Even if the tornado was visible at :33 on the ground, it was certainly not more than a minute. It was only 43 seconds or so, those in the immediate path didnt have 43 seconds to react.
this is some crazy shit
times had changed
wow did every body see that huge spark at 1:12 in the vid
Yes that's called a power flash. It happens in tornadoes and very high winds
Power flash from electrical wires getting hit
11 years ago today
I LOST MY ENTIRE LIFE IN SPRINGFIELD DO TO THE TORNADO IT REALLY HURTS WHEN U START OVER N SEE OTHERS DOING THE SAME AS YOU OR EVEN BETTER I THOUGHT IT WAS A LIE AS I TURNED ON NEW N THE PPL SPEAKING SAID TORNADO ON GROUND I NHAD TEARS COMING DOWN MY FACE I LOST MY EXGIRL DO TO IT DRIVING FROM WORK HER CAR N HER GONE
omg the tornado passed my house and touched every house but mines my poor dog! was probabley scared but it lifed cars and trees
I remember a tornado in Kansas that destroyed every house on this certain street exceot one. The people in the house were having a prayer meeting and didn't realize a tornado had set down .
All they talk about is downtown as this tornado began to form..meanwhile it continued on and Wilbraham, Monson and Brimfield got WIPED OUT 10X worse than Springfield did as this thing grew into a monster.
There were tornado watches up - the DAY BEFORE (accuweather, weather channel, TV22). Many early warnings! After viewing videos online, TV22 had the best and earliest warnings June 1. Other stations were pathetic - looking right at the tornado in the river and STILL not calling it a tornado and take cover!
So wierd to see this LIVE on TV - coming right at us in Wilbraham! We were hit hard. Town still in recovery mode. So much damage. Monson was destroyed! Moving to Joplin - safer!
@tman383 dude, people died because of that tornado. I saw the damn thing 2 miles north of my house in East Longmeadow. We lost power for 2+ days after the thing struck. Plus, what you don't know is that this was also Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, and this happens. I knew something was wrong when the National Weather Service issued the tornado watch @ 1 that afternoon. Idc what you say, be mindful this is real life instead of fantasy. Crying? HA! I laugh hysterically at that comment
I remember seeing this on TV and later that day we had a spin up hit the next town over and a tree fell on a house,plus we had a tree fall and kill a woman in Fitchburg
Yay this is on my bday
really observant, i bet it was someone in the headset telling them it was on the ground!
@dre8431 yeah sounded like these 2 didn't know wtf they were talking about. i'm like "doesn't these two live there? they should know which direction the tornado was going & what bridge was being hit" these 2 were annoying the hell outta me
Keith Grillman Cause Mass doesnt have tornadoes
I remember this tornado😮 crazy
The tornado went behind my house and we all saw it... So dont say "boston was close to have one" no... No you didnt get a tornado so no..
I just uploaded a video of the lightning storm in Lowell, MA on my channel.
@DarkKnightress0709 He did say it like 10 times but you do realize that you commented the same thing twice right?
scary
DOPPLER SRSLY 15MINS OF DOPPLER PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFTTTT....................
difference between meotrorolist and on air personalities
@1968bigcity Only one person died she was killed when a fridge fell on her while she was protecting her daughter whos 15
I live in ware it was supposed to hit my house but it jumped to Monson