SPRINGFIELD, MASS. (WHDH) - Today is the fifth anniversary of the EF-3 tornado that devastated parts of Western Massachusetts.

Springfield is set to honor the victims.

A moment of silence will be held at 4:38 Wednesday afternoon, the time the tornado entered the city.

The storm killed three people in West Springfield and Brimfield.

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