{"id":15478,"date":"2016-06-01T05:12:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T09:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=15478"},"modified":"2016-05-27T11:23:12","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T15:23:12","slug":"monson-tornado-five-years-ago-ten-original-photos-click-on-tracking-the-light-to-see-all-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/monson-tornado-five-years-ago-ten-original-photos-click-on-tracking-the-light-to-see-all-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Monson Tornado-Five Years Ago; Ten Original Photos [click on Tracking the Light to see all images]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was five years ago today\u2014June 1, 2011\u2014when extremely unusual weather conditions produced a tornado that swept through Monson, Massachusetts and surrounding towns.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d just returned from Dublin a few days earlier.<\/p>\n

I made a few photographs of the storm from my window on Moulton Hill Road. I only glimpsed the funnel for a few moments and the passage of the storm was remarkably quick.<\/p>\n

\"Funnel
Funnel cloud Monson, 4:55 pm June 1, 2011. Photograph by Brian Solomon with Lumix LX3 digital camera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Tornadic
Tornadic sky, Monson, Massachusetts shortly before 5pm on June 1, 2011. Lumix LX3 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fortunately for us the funnel missed Moulton Hill by about 2 miles. Many others were not so lucky.<\/p>\n

On June 3, 2011, I ventured into the village and made photographed evidence of the most extreme damage.<\/p>\n

\"National
National Guard patrols Main Street Monson on June 3, 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dozens of buildings in town were destroyed and many thousands of trees were ruined. The event made national and international news.<\/p>\n

These photographs are intended as a document of the event and its aftermath as I witnessed it and do not represent an interpretation of the storm nor complete record of its destruction.<\/p>\n

\"First
First Church, Monson on June 3, 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"First
First Church, Monson on June 3, 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Destruction
Destruction on Washington Street, Monson on June 3, 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ruined
Ruined buildings on Washington Street, Monson on June 3, 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Tornado
Tornado damage, Monson on June 3, 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Monson
Monson on June 3, 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Tornado
Tornado damage in Monson as seen on June 3, 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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