Barbra stands outside her house on Shawmut Street in Springfield, looking over the damage from the storm. Emergency respondents had reacted quickly to calls from the community.
“I didn’t want to step outside,” said Barbra, who didn’t want to give her last name. “The firefighters told me to stay indoors because of all the live wires.”
Barbra was laying down trying to calm her small dog when she heard a “crash” on her roof and immediately called her daughter, Alexis.
Tree is being cleared on Dickinson street. (Douglas Hook / MassLive)
Trees and electricity lines had been damaged across West Springfield and Agawam.
Charles Brunell had just parked his car outside his cousin’s house on Broz Terrace, Feeding Hills, and rolled up the window before the storm came through.
“Five minutes later,” said Brunell. “The tree was on my car.”
Brunell had already spoken to his insurance company and thinks it is covered under his policy.
Charles Brunell had just parked his car outside his cousins house on Broz Terrace, west Springfield, and rolled up the window before the storm came through. “Five minutes later,” said Brunell. “The tree was on my car.” (Douglas Hook / MassLive)
Firefighters were still putting out the flames on Adams Street in Agawam from a felled power line. First responders arrived on scene within minutes.
“I was in the backyard,” said Debbie Clauson. “We notice there was a fire and called 911 at 2:30 p.m.”
Agawam, East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Ludlow and the Forest Park neighborhood of Springfield were all hard hit by the fast-moving storm, which hit the area at about 2:30 p.m., officials said.
In Douglas there were reports of a sailboat flipped over due to high winds and a tree that landed on a house on Martin Road.
Firefighters were still putting out the flames on Adams Street, Agawam from a felled power line. Again fire responders arrived on scene minutes after. (Douglas Hook / MassLive)