A total of five tornadoes touched down in southern New England on Friday as the summer of heavy rain and severe weather rolls on.
The National Weather Service confirmed that an F2 tornado touched down in Rhode Island, another touched down in Connecticut, and three others hit Massachusetts.
The weather service said Monday that its investigation showed that a tornado first touched down in the town of Scotland, Conn., at 7:53 a.m. Friday. Almost an hour later, an F2 tornado swept through Scituate, Johnston, and North Providence in Rhode Island. A third tornado hit North Attleborough and Mansfield a short time later, and two others then touched down in Stoughton and Weymouth.
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