2011 In Review - June

In this final week of 2011, Enfield Patch is looking back at the stories that were read most often during the year. Twice a day through Saturday, we are re-publishing the top story of each month, plus including links to the next three most-read news stories, a sports story and a feature piece.

We continue the retrospective with an article from June 1:

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Tornadoes swept through western Massachusetts this evening downing trees and utility polls, and in the city of Springfield caused significant damage to a house and apartment building, according to several Massachusetts-based news agencies.

One death has been reported, along with several injuries, according to the news organizations.

The Springfield Republican began tracking the storm and reporting its whereabouts at 4:35 p.m. when one of its reporters saw and heard the funnel headed toward the Main Street area of the city.

Multiple twisters touched down in the city's south end and downtown area, according to WWLP.com. One death has been associated with a twister; a man who was driving his car in West Springfield was killed when a tree fell on top of his vehicle, one of the city's police captains told News22.

Gov. Deval Patrick has declared a state of emergency for the Commonwealth and has posted information on what to do in case of a tornado.

For more details on the western Massachusetts tornadoes follow these links:

MassLive.com

WWLP.com

WGGB.com

Other Top Stories in June

News

Sports

Feature

On Thursday, check out the top stories from July and August.