Satellite captures tornado path in Massachusetts. By Jonathan Woods, msnbc.com From Missouri to Massachusetts, tornadoes have been an all-too-common occurrence this year.
So far in 2011, the seventh deadliest year on record, 512 people have been killed. The season is far from over. Most recently, a storm over western Massachusetts sprouted a tornado that stayed on the ground for 39 miles and reached a half mile wide at one point. The path of destruction was recently captured in this satelite image on June 5, thanks to NASA's Earth Observatory. Tornado Videos, Tornadoes, Storm Videos, Storm Chasing, Stormgasm, Hurricanes. The Tornado Project Online! Tornado Destroys House.