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The storm produced a tornado that carved a 39-mile (63-kilometer) track, which is what you see here. The image was taken from a satellite.
The Massachusetts tornado was about a half-mile wide at one point. It was rated an EF-3, with winds of up to 160 mph (257 kph). There were two smaller tornadoes in the state that same day.
Isn't that rare for Massachusetts. Yes, but not unprecedented. In 1953, one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history hit Worcester, Mass., killing 94 people.
The track of the June 1, 2011 tornado near Sturbridge, Mass.
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