Alert archive / Massachusetts / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Massachusetts, August 2026

11 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2026. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
11
Busiest day
August 8, 20268 severe thunderstorm warnings

Over time

By day

Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 8:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXHampden44 min
Aug 7, 8:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXHampden, Norfolk, Worcester53 min
Aug 8, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBerkshire56 min
Aug 8, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire64 min
Aug 8, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXHampden, Hampshire67 min
Aug 8, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXFranklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester62 min
Aug 8, 6:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXHampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester13 min
Aug 8, 6:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXEssex, Middlesex45 min
Aug 13, 2:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBarnstable, Bristol, Plymouth65 min
Aug 13, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXBarnstable, Plymouth18 min
Aug 13, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBOXHampden, Worcester44 min

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

Nearby

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Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.