Photo Courtesy of Warwick Police Department
By KENNEDY GRIFFIN
(Franklin County, MA) *Update* Clean up after Thursday’s storm in Eastern Franklin County continues. There was a confirmed microburst that traveled from Erving to Warwick around 3 p.m. yesterday and top speeds of 90 miles per hour.
Warwick, Erving, Wendell, and Orange suffered significant damages with reports of over 100 trees down. Warwick is expected to restore power to most residents by 3 p.m. today according to the Warwick Police Department.
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Reports are coming on storm damages as areas of Western Massachusetts, are under a tornado warning is in effect until 4:15 p.m. A possible tornado was heading east along Route 2 Phillipston at 3:40 p.m.. Damages of trees and wires down in Montague, Wendell, Erving, and Warwick have been reported this afternoon. Orange Fire Department has reported multiple storm calls coming in with trees and poles down, fire. In some cases, falling trees trapped cars or fell on homes. Route 2 in Erving was temporarily closed and many residents in Franklin County lost power. No reports of injuries yet.