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That seems like a lot of National Guards -

They must be expecting looting.

Prayers for the perished and their families.

1 posted on 06/01/2011 7:47:42 PM PDT by quantim
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To: quantim
"he went to a downtown bar in Springfield to wait for a ride. "

That's my severe weather plan.

2 posted on 06/01/2011 7:51:54 PM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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Tornadoes in Mass. are kind of unusual aren't they?
3 posted on 06/01/2011 7:51:54 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open ( <o> ---)
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Reports of some looting earlier. One reporter saw people picking up metal debris outside buildings, but not going into buildings. Widespread power outage; no street lights. Lots of fallen trees and blocked roads.

Live continuing newscast:

http://www1.whdh.com/video/7newslive


4 posted on 06/01/2011 7:53:12 PM PDT by LibFreeOrDie (Obama promised a gold mine, but will give us the shaft.)
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So when is the president coming to campaign?


9 posted on 06/01/2011 8:38:38 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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RIP.


10 posted on 06/01/2011 8:53:25 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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Oddly enough my house here in Metrowest MA was hit tonight for the second time in about five years. Last time the strike blew off part of the front of the house and almost killed my daughter. Very scary. Tonight we were spared again...only the smell of sulphur and a hugh bang. Two fire engines and several cop cars later, we’re still in one piece, didn’t even lose electricity. Cats and dachshunds fine, too, Thank God.


12 posted on 06/01/2011 9:04:10 PM PDT by hershey
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There was this one in 1979 that came through and destroyed or damaged at the New England Air Museum a bunch of planes, including a B-29 that was waiting to be restored:

...and this F-4 tornado in 1953 that killed 93 people:

I am down in Washington DC, and got a call from my wife earlier who said she was huddled in the hallway of our house up in MA with the shades all drawn and doors closed...she didn't really know what to do. We don't have a cellar or a bathtub...

13 posted on 06/01/2011 9:35:43 PM PDT by rlmorel (Capitalism is the Goose that lays The Golden Egg.)
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I wouldn’t be surprised at the looting inference. Springfield is a sad shell of a city that has been taken over by a lot of scum...they might well have expected looting.


14 posted on 06/01/2011 9:36:37 PM PDT by rlmorel (Capitalism is the Goose that lays The Golden Egg.)
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On June 9, 1953, at about 5:08 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, an F4-F5 tornado, the most severe in New England’s history, tore across Massachusetts for 46 miles in 84 minutes, stopping before it reached Boston. (4) The tornado disaster resulted in 94 deaths, 1,300 injured, 10,000 homeless, 4,000 damaged buildings and hundreds of damaged cars. Total damages were estimated at about $52 million ($349 million in 2002 dollars).


15 posted on 06/01/2011 9:38:30 PM PDT by rlmorel (Capitalism is the Goose that lays The Golden Egg.)
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Wow, something bad happened in Massachusetts; we’ve had sixteen responses so far; and no one has blamed Mitt Romney. Given the usual FR attitude, I’m surprised.


18 posted on 06/02/2011 12:39:52 AM PDT by WFTR (Liberty isn't for cowards)
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I saw a partial video on the news with this woman screaming. I think it was in this state. WHere do we find these videos to watch?


22 posted on 06/02/2011 4:40:30 PM PDT by Fawn (No--bama 2012)
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