Tragically, the spring of 2011 continues to be marked by deadly tornadoes.
The latest outbreak of storms hit Massachusetts.
From ABC News:
Multiple tornadoes slammed Massachusetts, destroying buildings, flipping vehicles and leaving at least four people dead and dozens injured.
The Massachusetts twisters hit as unstable weather threatened the entire Northeast, bringing tornado watches to Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
The situation in western and central Massachusetts was so bad that Gov. Deval Patrick declared a statewide state of emergency, calling up 1,000 members of the National Guard.
Two of the four fatalities in Massachusetts occurred in Westfield, and there was one each in West Springfield and Brimfield, officials said.
Two tornado touchdowns were confirmed -- one in the Springfield area and a larger one in the Westfield area, Patrick said.
ABC News Boston affiliate WCVB earlier reported additional tornadoes confirmed in the Massachusetts communities of Wilbraham, Monson and Oxford.
Patrick said at least 19 Massachusetts communities were affected by the twisters.
...One tornado ripped through downtown Springfield, Mass., and into its suburbs around 4:35 p.m. today, knocking down trees and destroying buildings. There were reports of injures and people trapped by debris in the city of about 150,000 residents 90 miles west of Boston.
Baystate Medical Center in Springfield was treating numerous injured people, some with serious force trauma injuries, spokeswoman Jane Albert told The Associated Press.
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