I remember being in New Hampshire on business on 1 June 2011, a day when an EF-3 tornado struck Springfield, MA and several other twisters were reported in other parts of New England.
Based on coverage from the Boston TV stations, you’d have thought Armageddon was at hand—or at a minimum, it was a latter-day version of the Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925. As someone who grew up in the Mid-South, and spent much of my life in tornado country, it was funny watching the Yankees get flustered. I’ve often said it’s a good thing tornadoes are rare in New York City because if that metropolis faced the tornado threat of say, Oklahoma City, the media hysteria would be off the charts.
Springfield MA is still trying to get more federal aid—from the 2011 tornado.
Most of Springfield looks like a tornado hit it yesterday—so it is a great long con. :-)