Central Massachusetts tornado: Holden residents describe sudden darkness, tree damage

Bobby Richards and his neighbor's backyard became separated thanks to a tree that fell in Holden during a storm. (Adam Bass/MassLive.com) As wind speeds picked up, all of Bobby Richard’s patio furniture fell into his pool at his Holden house. Richard’s eldest son suggested that they go into the basement to stay safe. A tornado warning had been issued for Worcester County. Once it calmed outside, Richard and his family left their Willow Brook Drive basement and found a massive tree dividing the lawn between him and his next-door neighbor....