Storms in Massachusetts in 1956
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Massachusetts in 1956, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Massachusetts in 1956 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 24
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 14
- Damage
- $2.9 million
- Episodes
- 11
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 10 | 0 | 14 | $2.9 million |
| Hail | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1956
June 1956
July 1956
August 1956
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 10, 1956
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 12, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 28, 1956
September 1956
November 1956
December 1956
More
Every year in MassachusettsEvery state in 1956Tornadoes in Massachusetts in 195619551957
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.