Post Severe Weather Coordination Message #1 – Saturday 5/3/25 Severe Weather Event

Hello to all…

..First severe thunderstorm event of the 2025 season on Saturday 5/3/25 brought a rather robust event with scattered to numerous pockets of wind damage, small hail, frequent lightning and heavy downpours to Western, Central and Northeast Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut. Over 11,000 customers were without power in Massachusetts late yesterday afternoon/evening with most getting power back Sunday Morning..
..Areas hardest hit by this event include a section of Springfield, Mass where an apparent “Gustnado” affected a localized area of the city along the leading edge of the severe thunderstorm bow echo that went through the area..
..NWS and the WX1BOX Amateur Radio team are interested in receiving more storm damage photos, videos and reports from this event. They can be sent as a reply to this message, via our WX1BOX Facebook/X/Bluesky feeds or through the email address pics@nsradio.org with credit given to the spotter unless otherwise indicated. Another post coordination message could be issued some time on Monday depending on additional information received. Below is the NWS Boston/Norton Local Storm Report, current WX1BOX Amateur Radio Log, Definition of a Gustnado, Gustnado in Springfield YouTube Video, and the WX1BOX Facebook Photo Album created for this severe weather event..

NWS Boston/Norton Local Storm Report:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/LSR-5-3-25.pdf

NWS Gustnado Definition:
https://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=gustnado

KB1QQR-Paul Taschereau Gustnado – Springfield MA Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8CvTbC55Ug

WX1BOX Amateur Radio Log:
https://wx1box.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/reports_5_3_25.pdf

WX1BOX Facebook Photo Album:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=wx1box&set=a.1094952535999896

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
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