EF-1 Tornado touched down in Mansfield, North Attleboro, NWS says – Boston 25 News

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MANSFIELD, Mass. — An EF-1 tornado touched down in both Mansfield and North Attleboro on Friday morning as severe storms left a trail of destruction across eastern Massachusetts, officials said.

The National Weather Service confirmed in a statement that the tornado snapped or uprooted trees near the intersection of Mendon Road near the intersection of Monticello Drive in North Attleboro.

A home on Mary Ann Way had a window blown in by the winds estimated to have been gusting between 80 to 90 miles per hour, the NWS says.

The tornado briefly lifted before touching down in Mansfield where the twister “sheared several large trees near their tops, one of which fell on a car,” the NWS says.

Elm and Otis Streets in Mansfield also saw significant damage. A giant tree was torn out of the ground on Elm Street and another tree slammed onto the roof of a home on Otis Street.

Drone video from Plantingfield Road showed clusters of downed trees as crews begin cleanup work.

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The survey team is currently hard at work assessing additional damage in other nearby towns, as well as Rhode Island.

As the storms wreaked havoc on the region, one of multiple tornado warnings was issued and then extended in Norfolk County, where trees were uprooted in Stoughton.

Flooding also impacted travel in Mansfield on North Main Street, Otis Street, Franklin Street, and Elm Street, according to police.

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There have also been confirmed tornados along the Foxboro/Easton line, in Mattapoisett, in North Brookfield, and in Dublin, New Hampshire, this summer.

Additional details on Friday’s weather event are expected to be released when the survey is complete.

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