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Severe storms hit western Massachusetts, Springfield declares state of emergency

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 35m ago
15 distinct posts / 48h, matching Springfield 11 Massachusetts 4
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5h ago Oh really? A tornado warning in Massachusetts?! I didn’t get a warning but I am happy everything’s alright. +2.0
18h ago Massachusetts: After EPA grant cuts, this Fitchburg school still has no outdoor space When funding was canceled, projects in Fitchburg designed to reduce flooding and pollution in vulnerable neigh… -4.0
1d ago 2 Massachusetts regions no longer in drought, 5 still in significant drought +1.5
1d ago Today's Massachusetts DCR Predicted Forest District 07 Fire Weather: LOW Class 1 becomming 2 Mostly Clear Temperature: 78⁰ Relative Humidity: 39% Winds: AM Northwest 9 Gusts 18 PM … +0.5
6h ago Springfield zoo suffers devastating damage during severe storm #news https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/08/10/springfield-zoo-suffers-devastating-damage-during-severe-storm/ -7.0
13h ago Here is our final Post Severe Weather Coordination message on the Saturday 8/8/26 severe weather event/macroburst that occurred over the West Springfield/Springfield MA area. It includes a Facebook… -4.0
1d ago NWS Alert> Flash Flood Warning: Some Locations That will Experience Flash Flooding Include Elkhorn, Bohners Lake, Browns Lake, Burlington, Springfield, Honey Creek, Abells Corners, Tibbets & Millar… -6.0
1d ago NWS Alert> Strong Thunderstorm Near Lake Geneva Moving E At 15 MPH. Wind Gusts to 40 MPH & 1/2" Hail. Locations Impacted Include Elkhorn, Bohners Lake, Browns Lake, Burlington, Springfield, Honey C… -2.5
1d ago Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 6:23PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO At 623 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong wind producing thunderstorm near Two Buttes, or 10 miles northeast of Sp… -3.0
1d ago PUB issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BACA COUNTY THROUGH 700 PM MDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] for Springfield Vicinity/Baca County [CO] at Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:22:03 +0000… -3.0
1d ago PUB issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM MDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] for Springfield Vicinity/Baca County [CO] at Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:23:37 +0000… -3.0
1d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM MDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] for Springfield Vicinity/Baca County [CO] Link -3.0
1d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BACA COUNTY THROUGH 700 PM MDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] for Springfield Vicinity/Baca County [CO] Link -3.0
1d ago Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 5:13PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO At 511 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles south of Springfield to … -4.0
1d ago Sunday weather notes! Boston clocked its 2nd heatwave of the summer, the 3rd for many west of the city. A likely microburst in #Springfield on Saturday. And the Atlantic has two areas of inter… -1.5

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T3 Severe storms hit western Massachusetts, Springfield declares state of emergency weather_impact bostonherald.com damaging, disruptive, urgent
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T3 Severe storms hit western Massachusetts, Springfield declares state of emergency weather_severe_storm spokesman.com urgent, fearful, unsettled
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