LATE in the afternoon of June 9, 1953, Worcester was bringing to a close ... nature wrapped all its fury into one cataclysmic vortex. A tornado was born. Like . . . Dr. Ward and I are indebted ...

In the lab in Worcester, researchers have created small fire tornadoes by putting up walls around a fire or arranging a bunch of little fires that together restrict airflow. But that’s on a much ...

The deadliest tornado to ever hit New England was the Worcester tornado on June 9, 1953. A total of 94 people were killed and over 1,200 people were injured. Adam Strzempko is a meteorologist who ...

IN the late afternoon of June 9, 1953, a tornado unexpectedly struck a section of Worcester County, Massachusetts, and in about twenty minutes created a major disaster. The problems that arose as ...

Blizzard conditions in parts of southern Minnesota made travel there dangerous Wednesday morning, the weather service office ...