. Climatological data, New England . BRIMFIELO The paths shown above axe those ofthe two major tornadoes, the firstand third in the series descrit>edin the acconipanying and communities affected areunderlined. Path-width not drawn to scale, andexaggerated to indicate localitiesof maximum storm intensity and de-struction. Dotted portions of paths indicateskipping* mentioned in : One inch to approximatelytwelve miles. D^fy- \BROCKTON Whitman:^ *45^ ^ J- *rV , , ^^,»•^^>:;-^-Mi^NSFlELo - \>y \^ I ^i^ o>> / I VbRiOGCWATER V^ I A)* -^ NORTON / -^^ !|jv ATTL
. Climatological data, New England . BRIMFIELO The paths shown above axe those ofthe two major tornadoes, the firstand third in the series descrit>edin the acconipanying and communities affected areunderlined. Path-width not drawn to scale, andexaggerated to indicate localitiesof maximum storm intensity and de-struction. Dotted portions of paths indicateskipping* mentioned in : One inch to approximatelytwelve miles. D^fy- \BROCKTON Whitman:^ *45^ ^ J- *rV , , ^^,»•^^>:;-^-Mi^NSFlELo - \>y \^ I ^i^ o>> / I VbRiOGCWATER V^ I A)* -^ NORTON / -^^ !|jv ATTLEOORO \^;_^^j^,|^j^^\. NEW ENGLAND - JUNE 1953 James K. McGuire, Section Director - Boston, SUMMARY The devastating and tragic tornadoes of the9th were, of course, the outstanding fea-tures of New England weather during June,1953. Because of the number of lives lostand the enormous property damage involved,a special summary dealing with these torna-does has been prepared and appears later inthis issue. Another headline feature of Junes weather,especially after the middle of the month,was the lack of rainfall that seriously andadversely affected agriculture over centraland southern parts of the Section, andcaused an increasingly dangerous forestfire hazard over these same areas. It has been said of New England weather thatif you dont like the present variety, justwait a minute. This year, however, it wasnecessary to wait five months (January throughMay) before the big change. When it arrived,though, it provided an excellent example ofthe extremes in weather trends to which thisSection is occasio
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