Revere Ma Tornado: 120 Mph Winds Destroys Revere, Zero Dead, Minor Injuries Reported [PHOTOS + VIDEO]

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Revere Ma tornado hit the city, north of Boston Monday morning, reports Fox CT. The rare Revere Ma tornado hit the seaside city with intense force and caused extensive damage. According to Reuters, the Revere Ma tornado downed power lines, significantly flooded roads, overturned cars, uproot trees by the hundreds, ripped roofs off houses and ultimately began an intensive recovery effort which could reportedly take weeks.

According to The National Weather Service Monday, the Revere Ma tornado hit the city, which was five miles from Boston, early in the day.

By afternoon, the NWS determined the Revere Ma tornado as an EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The scale measures tornadoes, reports My Fox Boston. Tornadoes in the category reportedly have average wind speed of 111 up to 135 miles per hour.

The exact wind speed measurement of the Revere Ma tornado was confirmed to have measured at a maximum of 120 miles per hour. Its path was a reported two miles long and three-eighths of a mile wide.

In the meantime, Reuters reports that damages from the Revere Ma tornado, which was the second to hit New England in just two days, are still being assessed. Though there have been reports that the Revere Ma tornado has damaged more than 100 homes already, and turned a quiet residential neighborhood into a cacophony of chaos.

According to NBC Boston, residents in the Revere neighbourhood affected by the tornado grew concerned after seeing an apparent ordinary storm showing signs of "rotation." Boston.com reports that the Revere Ma tornado warning came too late as it was issued 10 minutes after the tornado hit the city.

The National Weather Service said that Boston and cities to its northeast have already reported extensive street flooding from the storm.

Click here for the full statement from the National Weather Service.

Meanwhile, local officials said that Boston police and emergency crews and other authorities around the area have pitched in to help clean up the region. According to My Fox Boston, Revere businesses and residents were cleaning up the aftermath of the Revere Ma tornado after leaving around two-mile-long path of damage and debris.

According to The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, they were not aware of any serious injuries or fatalities from the Revere Ma tornado. The Massachusetts State Police agrees as they also confirmed no reported injuries. However, city officials reported minor injuries.

Minor injuries from the Revere Ma tornado include a baby hit by glass after a car they were in was struck by a tree. Another person was also reported injured after a partial roof collapse.

Mayor Dan Rizzo said Monday afternoon in a news conference, 'Given the magnitude of the storm, it's really a miracle that no one sustained more serious injuries.'

According to Governor Deval Patrick, state emergency officials already responded to the scene affected by the Revere Ma tornado aftermath and that they would 'do whatever we can to help them stand up again.'

My Fox Boston reports that investigators have estimated structural damage of between 100 and 150. In addition to the damage to structures, several trees and power lines were also downed.

Around 2:30 p.m. there, an approximately 3,000 National Grid customers have been reported as having no power in the city due to the damages caused by the Revere Ma tornado. By 6:30 p.m., 1,200 people were still without power, but majority of customers are expected to have power restored by midnight.

Revere police have in the meantime asked people to avoid the city after the Revere Ma tornado. Anyone seeing downed power lines is asked to avoid the area and call 911. Residents should also reportedly call for help upon seeing a tree blocking the road.

Meanwhile, city officials have already plans of opening a shelter at the Rumney Marsh Academy at 140 American Legion Highway for, as many residents with families are expected to stay there.

Photos of the flooding and aftermath from the Revere Ma tornado are posted on social media, specifically Twitter and Instagram:

Revere Ma tornado Monday was the first to hit Suffolk County in records dating back to 1950, reports My Fox Boston. During that time, there have been 14 tornadoes in Essex County and 17 in Middlesex County.

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