Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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One of the most prevalent tornado myths is that they cannot go over mountains. Not only is this false, but terrain can have drastic effects on tornadoes. No town knows this better than Great Barrington, MA, where on Memorial Day 1995, a violent tornado would descend onto the mountain town.

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