If you have lived in Western Massachusetts over the past six months, you’ve experienced devastating weather patterns. A tornado? Really? In Western Mass that is not every day news reporting.

abc40 brought you continuing coverage of the swift weather changes happening livestreaming both on air and on line the tornado from our traffic camera in downtown Springfield. All captured live reporting to you in your living rooms and on your laptops.

Then, there has been the record flooding in Franklin County from Tropical Storm Irene that closed out the summer.

Needless to say there are families and businesses in need of assistance.

If you have experienced hardship from the 2011 natural disasters that have happened in Western Massachusetts and are looking for a link to FEMA Disaster Relief, then click here.