Dennis Police/CWN
DENNIS – The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-0 Tornado confirmed by NWS Storm Survey in Dennis, MA on Cape Cod.
Max winds near 75 mph. Damage was concentrated near intersection of E Bay View Rd & Wampanoag Trail:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
532 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2021
…NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 9/2/2021 TORNADO EVENT…
.DENNIS, MA TORNADO…
START LOCATION…DENNIS IN BARNSTABLE COUNTY (CAPE COD), MA
END LOCATION…DENNIS IN BARNSTABLE COUNTY (CAPE COD), MA
DATE…SEP 2 2021
ESTIMATED TIME…130 AM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING…EF-0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED…75 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH…15 YARDS
PATH LENGTH…0.1 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON…41.7413 N / -70.2135 W
ENDING LAT/LON…41.7427 N / -70.2134 W
* FATALITIES…0
* INJURIES…0
…SUMMARY…
A WEAK TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN DENNIS, MA ON CAPE COD EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING AROUND 1:30 AM EDT AND LASTED FOR LESS THAN ONE
MINUTE.
DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF EAST BAY VIEW ROAD AND
WAMPANOAG TRAIL. ONE HOME SUSTAINED DAMAGE WHERE A WINDOW OF A SUN
PORCH WAS BLOWN IN AND OTHERS ON AN ADJACENT SIDE WERE BLOWN OUT.
OUTSIDE PATIO FURNITURE WAS LOFTED ACROSS THE STREET. ANOTHER HOUSE
ACROSS THE STREET HAD SHINGLES BLOWN OFF THE ROOF IN THE OPPOSITE
DIRECTION FROM OTHER DAMAGE THAT WAS OBSERVED. THREE LARGE OAK TREES
IN THE AREA WERE ALSO BLOWN DOWN.
ONE RESIDENT RECEIVED THE TORNADO WARNING PRIOR TO 1 AM AND WAS ABLE
TO SEEK SHELTER IN THEIR BASEMENT.
.YARMOUTH, MA WIND DAMAGE…
LOCATION…YARMOUTH IN BARNSTABLE COUNTY (CAPE COD), MA
DATE…SEP 2 2021
ESTIMATED TIME…130 AM EDT
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED…80 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH…150 YARDS
PATH LENGTH…0.1 MILES
* FATALITIES…0
* INJURIES…0
…SUMMARY…
DAMAGE IN YARMOUTH WAS CONSISTENT WITH STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, WITH
MAXIMUM GUSTS ESTIMATED AROUND 80 MPH. THE DAMAGE WAS CONCENTRATED
IN A SMALL AREA ALONG OLD HYANNIS ROAD, SOUTH OF CORPORATION ROAD.
NUMEROUS PINE AND OAK TREES WERE SNAPPED AND SOME WERE UPROOTED,
GENERALLY ALL TO THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST.
Multiple large Branches down Hope Lane near Route 6A Dennis MA – Thanks to @KB1QCQ who is going through the storm damage area. #mawx pic.twitter.com/Qg7bIrPMGe
— NWS Boston/Norton Skywarn (@WX1BOX) September 2, 2021
Dennis Police report that on Thursday, agencies from the Town of Dennis began post Storm Ida damage assessments and cleanup. The town did experience a minimal amount of road flooding as well as trees and utility wires having been damaged as a result of the storm last evening, but cleanup to this point has been quick by the Dennis Department of Public Works.
In addition, a representative of the National Weather Service was in north Dennis assessing an area of damage to trees and one residence for a determination on whether a tornado had actually touched down. This afternoon the National Weather Service-Boston did confirm that an EF-O tornado had touched down with maximum winds of 75 mph in the area of East Bay View Road and Wampanoag Trail, Dennis.
Cleanup will continue for the remainder of the day today. The Dennis Transfer Station will be accepting storm debris for no charge until September 12, 2021. Nothing over 12 inches in diameter will be accepted.
