The force of the tornado was a "weird experience," a West Springfield woman said.
SPRINGFIELD – The force of the tornado Wednesday caused debris to smack all the way up against the 13th-floor window, where Martha G. Waldron worked downtown.
“We saw the dark clouds and we saw how the river was so turbulent, and then all of a sudden, you saw debris flying at our level and you could see a dark funnel cloud,” said Waldron, critical quality improvement coordinator with BMC HealthNet Plan, at One Financial Plaza, at Main and Court streets.
“It was just a weird experience,” said Waldron, of West Springfield.
The weather showed its surprising power in another way, she said, recounting how the energy of the funnel cloud seemed to lift part of the Connecticut River, visible from her office.
“It looked almost like the water was coming up,” Waldron said.