My brother had interesting timing tonight, returning from an extended leave to his job as a police officer in Agawam, Massachusetts. No sooner had he reported for the second shift when word came of a tornado warning. He could see the funnel cloud clearly as it raced from Westfield through West Springfield before making its way over the Connecticut River to Springfield. The video of the river being churned up, plus the tornado's proximity to the Memorial Bridge, guaranteed that this would go viral. The storms seemed to follow the Mass Pike from west to east while skirting the Connecticut border. This grabbed national headlines partly because the area is not normally known for tornado outbreaks. It wasn't just one tornado either. Four are reported dead with reports of several twisters. Eastern Connecticut had it relatively easy with more regular thunderstorms and some hail. Now that we are officially out of tornado season and into hurricane season, I can't help but wonder whether this unsettled weather pattern will show any signs of stopping.
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