Tornado threat has this town jumpy.Byline: George Barnes There have been several notable people named George Barnes. They include:
PETERSHAM Pe´ter`sham n. 1. A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats; also, a coat of that material. - Weather is taken seriously in town, and reports of a tornado in the area yesterday afternoon had people on edge. When the National Weather Service received reports from weather spotters of a funnel cloud in New Salem New Salem is the name of several towns in the United States:
Petersham was, after all, the starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the of the devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. 1953 tornado that damaged homes in town before roaring into Worcester. The town also saw many of its forests leveled during the Hurricane of 1938. Tales of both storms are often brought up in Historical Society events, and with tornadoes having hit nearby towns of Wendell and Orange in recent years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time storm in New Salem visiting Petersham was not out of the question. "A police officer stopped by and asked us to close down," said Jane O'Brien at the Petersham Country Store. "They heard a tornado had touched down in New Salem." The report was not entirely accurate. There were reports of a funnel cloud in the nearby town, but no confirmed reports of damage. In Petersham, the weather did look grim. There was some thunder and lightning. A woman stopped her car to announce that she had heard the possibility of a tornado, and several people stood around outside watching and waiting. Dale Bull, town administrative assistant, said she did not close down her office, but that the weather was rough for a short time. "It got very dark and the wind kicked up, then the rain slanted down," she said. It didn't last long. Ms. O'Brien, a resident of Royalston, said the store was closed for a half-hour after Petersham Police Officer Randy Horne stopped by. Once the tornado warning A tornado warning is issued when:
The store's business doubled within minutes as cars and trucks pulled up and their drivers stopped in for coffee and any information available about the storm. Within 20 minutes, the rain stopped and the sun was shining. Nicole Fisher of Petersham was also working at the store when the warning was received. She said she was not too worried, although she grew up with tales about tornadoes from her grandfather, Douglas Hainsworth, and her uncles, who saw the 1953 tornado pass through the area. A tornado did not hit, but Dillon O'Neil of Petersham said he was a bit nervous, anyway. "My mom was going to baby-sit my niece in Leverett," he said. "She was heading up through it." The crafts coordinator at the Petersham Craft Center, hearing of the tornado warning, told people there either to go home or go down to the cellar. A group huddled hud·dle n. 1. A densely packed group or crowd, as of people or animals. 2. Football A brief gathering of a team's players behind the line of scrimmage to receive instructions for the next play. 3. in the cellar for about a half-hour, until the all-clear message. ART: PHOTO CUTLINE: Storm clouds move over the Petersham Country Store and Town Hall in Petersham yesterday afternoon. PHOTOG pho·tog n. Informal A person who takes photographs, especially as a profession; a photographer. : T&G Staff/RICK CINCLAIR |
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