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Jul 24, 2008 5:44 pm US/Eastern

Wednesday Funnel Cloud Confirmed As Tornado

SWANSEA (WBZ) ― The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down Wednesday afternoon in Swansea.

The twister was photographed around 4 p.m. over the water near Barrington, R.I., as severe thunderstorms swept through parts of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.

A tornado warning was issued for parts of three Rhode Island counties and two more in Massachusetts.

Trained weather spotters said the cloud moved northeast into Massachusetts, through Taunton and Marshfield before going out to sea around 5:30 p.m.

The storm produced heavy rains. Some areas reported hail as big a 3 inches. Some areas reported wind damage. 

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