A storm that sent a tornado spiraling through a Massachusetts town has left one person injured and dozens displaced. The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-1 tornado hit Webster on Saturday morning. At a briefing, Webster Fire Chief Brian Hickey said one person was injured when debris fell on her car, but she has since been treated and released. Emergency management officials say more than 40 people have been displaced. Across town, trees are split in half, roofs are torn off and a local supermarket is destroyed. The tornado included winds of up to 110 mph. The weather service says the area was slammed with torrential rain. This is the third tornado to hit southern Massachusetts in the last three weeks, including two in Douglas and Upton. Follow the Bangor Daily News on Facebook for the latest Maine news.<doc-sep>(CNN) — A tornado roared through parts of central Massachusetts on Saturday, the National Weather Service said, downing trees and electrical lines, causing power outages and damaging buildings. At least one person sustained minor injuries on a day that started with torrential rain and heavy winds in southeast New England, prompting flash-flood warnings across most of Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts, officials said. The National Weather Service confirmed shortly after 10 a.m. that a tornado touched down in the town of Webster in Worcester County – about an hour southwest of Boston. It was the third tornado in the county in the past two weeks. [CONFIRMED TORNADO] Webster, MA; however continuing to survey the damage, will take quite sometime to determine strength, path-length, etc. — NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) August 4, 2018 The most significant damage was reported in Webster near the Dudley town line, where 25 residents were displaced and a handful of buildings were left uninhabitable, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. Webster fire Chief Brian Hickey told reporters that a motorist driving along Main Street was treated and released for minor injuries after parts of a roof landed on a car. Maria Perrin/Instagram A tornado damaged a handful of buildings in Webster, Massachusetts. The emergency management agency said about 4,000 utility customers were left without power earlier Saturday, but the number dropped to about 800 later in the day. Images from downtown Webster showed parts of a scaffold sheared from a building and blown out windows at a strip mall, CNN affiliate WCVB reported. “All of the windows were blowing open,” Don Borque, who owns a temp agency in Webster, told the station. “We were all running downstairs into the basement because you could tell it was not a good thing.” Melissa Evans said the rain and heavy winds came with the ferocity and suddenness of a hurricane. “I’m from Florida. I know storms,” she told the TV station. Maria Perrin/Instagram Worcester County, where Webster is located, has seen three tornadoes in two weeks. Parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island remained under flash-flood watch Saturday as the system that spawned the tornado moved east, according to CNN meteorologist Gene Norman. Norman said tornadoes are rare in New England though Worcester County, where Webster is located, saw two on July 26. Maria Perrin/Instagram At least one person suffered minor injuries during a tornado in the Massachusetts town of Webster. Tornadoes typically form in large rotating storms known as mesocyclones, which are common in the Midwest, Plains and Southeast, according to Norman. They’re often formed from large collisions of warm moist air and cold dry air. Those contrasts aren’t as frequent in the Northeast. [Survey Team Update] CONFIRMED a separate tornado on the W side of #Woodstock CT; damage to two corn fields, oak tree split in two; initial estimates of a path length of one-block, a width of 8 yards — NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) August 4, 2018 But Norman said a combination of sweeping cold fronts and upper level winds in the Northeast can briefly allow for the spin needed to spawn twisters like the ones in Worcester. The weather service said a survey team later Saturday confirmed a separate tornado that roared across two cornfields in Woodstock, Connecticut. CNN’s Augusta Anthony contributed to this report.<doc-sep>The tornado that touched down in the Central Massachusetts town of Webster on Saturday morning was classified as a "high-end EF1" by the National Weather Service. The government agency said the storm's estimated maximum wind speed was 100 mph to 110 mph. No deaths were reported, and officials are still determining if anyone was injured. The National Weather Service uses the Enhanced Fujita scale to classify tornadoes. The scale ranges from EF0 (maximum wind speeds of 65 mph to 85 mph) to EF5 (wind speeds over 200 mph). Wind in EF1 tornado ranges from 85 mph to 110 mph. The tornado started in Dudley at about 9:55 a.m. and ended in Webster at about 10 a.m., the National Weather Service said. Three buildings were condemned in Webster, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, and at least four more are uninhabitable. At least 25 people were displaced. The length and maximum width of the twister's path have not yet been determined. The National Weather Service said its employees are still surveying the damage and will issue a more detailed report on Monday. The weather service said the Webster tornado followed an EF0 tornado that hit Woodstock and Thompson, Connecticut -- about five to 10 miles south of Dudley and Webster -- at about 9:45 a.m. That tornado had an estimated maximum wind speed of 80 mph. "Both tornadoes occurred from the same parent thunderstom cell," the weather service said.<doc-sep>
At a Glance A supercell thunderstorm developed in northern Connecticut Saturday morning before moving into central Massachusetts. Images posted to Facebook show damage to buildings in downtown Webster. A woman sustained minor injuries in Webster after debris landed on her vehicle. Damage was also reported in Dudley and Woodstock. A severe thunderstorm that spawned a tornado has damaged buildings, injured a woman and knocked down trees in southeastern Massachusetts. On Saturday morning, a supercell thunderstorm developed in northern Connecticut before moving into central Massachusetts, where it triggered a tornado warning in Worcester to Middlesex County, weather.com meteorologist Linda Lam said. A woman was injured in Webster when debris fell on her automobile. Local police said the woman was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries, the Associated Press reports. Images posted to social media show significant damage to buildings identified as the Clinton Savings Bank and Brothers Market on Main Street in Webster, which is located about 60 miles southwest of Boston. The National Weather Service rated the tornado an EF1 with winds over 100 mph, noting damage to homes, along with downed trees and power lines in the town that is home to about 16,700 people. One report noted that several granite slabs were lifted and thrown into the roadway. NWS crews are still determining the path and duration of the twister. Overnight, wet weather caused a Pan Am Railway freight train to derail near Wendell, Massachusetts. Six cars overturned, including four carrying hydrochloric acid. A hazmat team responded and confirmed that there were no leaks. No injuries were reported. A second short-lived tornado in Woodstock, Connecticut, was confirmed and rated EF0 Saturday afternoon.