A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_New_England_tornado_outbreak" id="mwAaU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="2011 New England tornado outbreak">rare tornado outbreak</a> occurs in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England" id="mwAaY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="New England">New England</a>; a strong EF3 tornado strikes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" id="mwAac" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield, Massachusetts</a>, during the event, killing four people.