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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj5uvC9cLO4"]YouTube - ‪Raw Video: Tornado Strikes Springfield, Mass.‬‏[/ame]

http://www.weather.com/outlook/videos/tornado-in-downtown-springfield-ma-20822#20822

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weat...orando-west-springfield-mass_2011-06-01?role=
Thomas Walsh, a spokesman for Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, told The Associated Press he was looking out his City Hall window around 4:30 p.m. when he saw the funnel.

"I could see this massive cloud of debris floating around in a circular, cylindrical fashion," he said.

After the winds passed, Walsh said, he could see about 10 large trees damaged in a square in downtown Springfield, a city of more than 150,000 people. Officials also heard reports of damage in the city's South End section, and emergency vehicles were heading there.

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Dennis Leger of the Springfield Fire Department told The Weather Channel that hundreds of houses were damaged, and thousands of trees were down. A lot of streets were blocked, and many cars were flipped, causing a traffic snarl during rush hour.

Baystate Medical Center in Springfield is reporting taking a number of injured from the storm, mostly with broken bones, lacerations and some serious force trauma injuries. At least one death is being reported as of 7:45pm EST.

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