NWS confirms tornadoes touched down in Webster, MA and Woodstock, CT

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Webster on Saturday morning.

A tornado warning had been issued for parts of Worcester and Middlesex Counties until 10:45 a.m.

MEMA officials tweeted on Saturday urging residents in the areas affected by the tornado warning to take shelter in a basement and inside room on the lowest floor and far from windows and outside walls.

This storm has a history of causing tree damage across parts of Connecticut, and as it heads towards Massachusetts residents are urged to take shelter as quickly as possible.

Another separate tornado also touched down on the west side of Woodstock, CT on Saturday, with damage reported to two corn fields and to a large oak tree.

The National Weather Service confirmed it was an EF-1 tornado that touched down in Webster, with wind speeds maxing out at 100-110 mph.

According to the NWS, the most significant damage appears to be along Main Street in Webster, near the Dudley town line.

Three buildings have been condemned, two of which are commercial spaces and one is a mixed use that included several apartments in the upper levels. An additional four to five buildings have been deemed uninhabitable.

An estimated 30 to 50 residents have been displaced in Webster. The American Red Cross was on scene assisting with shelter relocations.

There were reports of significant tree debris in Dudley, but no significant structural damage was evident at this time.

There has been only one storm-related injury, which appears to be minor, after part of a roof flew off and landed on top of a woman's car while she was driving on Main Street.

"We're just very thankful there were no serious injuries today," Webster Fire Chief Brian Hickey said. "We got through this very well, a lot of good resources came in today."

Resources from across the state were left to pick up the pieces throughout Webster, as two buildings were torn down along Main Street after Hickey said they're no longer safe.

State leaders are now assessing the damage to see what the next steps are to help the people who lost their homes.

"We'll work with our social service agencies to determine what the needs are, so these families can take the next steps and partnership with the state and this community," Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito said.

Communities were warned to stay away from the Main Street area for the rest of the day on Saturday after the tornado as clean-up efforts and demolition continued.

Some residents who hid in their homes and braced for impact during warnings said the scene was something they couldn't have ever imagined.

"Literally waking up to it is kind of scary, because you don't know what's going on," one resident said.

Devin Pierce's wife Brittany captured video on their balcony of their Webster home as the tornado tore through the town, and Pierce admitted capturing the video was a dangerous endeavor.

"My wife is super brave, so she goes to take the video right there, she’s hanging off the balcony with the phone," Pierce said. "I’m like, 'Okay, time to come back in.' It's like putting your head out a car window on the highway. You can't even breathe, you just want to get out of it. It's that strong."

On the other end, some who lost their homes were left saddened by the damage caused.

Lou Perrin's property was one of the buildings condemned due to damage, and he said he'd been planning to renovate it soon.

"My heart breaks because we just started working on it," Perrin said. "Our goal was to help revitalize Webster, and now we're gonna tear it down."

In the end, the overall feeling after the disaster was gratitude that no lives were lost.

"It's a blessing," one resident said.

MEMA, Red Cross, National Grid and town officials were on scene assisting with storm clean-up.

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