Massachusetts, 1953

Tornadoes in Massachusetts, June 9, 1953

June 9, 1953 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
90
Injuries
1,245
Property damage
$258 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Worcester

When
June 9, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Worcester County
Rating
F4
Path length
34.9 mi
Path width
900 yd
Deaths
90 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
1,228 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250 million
Coordinates
42.470, -72.170

Tornado, Worcester

When
June 9, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Worcester County
Rating
F3
Path length
14.9 mi
Path width
667 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
42.170, -71.770

Tornado, Norfolk

When
June 9, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Norfolk County
Rating
F3
Path length
13.1 mi
Path width
667 yd
Injuries
15 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
42.100, -71.480

Tornado, Bristol

When
June 9, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Bristol County
Rating
F3
Path width
667 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
42.050, -71.230

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10039200, 10039201, 10039202, 10039203.