Massachusetts, 1956Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 12, 1956
August 12, 1956 · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Essex
- When
- August 12, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Essex County
- Coordinates
- 42.780, -70.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Essex
- When
- August 12, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Essex County
- Coordinates
- 42.700, -70.900
Thunderstorm Wind,
- When
- August 12, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- County
- Coordinates
- 41.580, -70.900
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 12, 19561 injured · $525,000 · F3 · 6 events
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, August 12, 19568 injured · $25,000 · F3 · 3 events
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, August 12, 1956$25,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, August 12, 1956$3,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 12, 19561.5 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in Pennsylvania, August 12, 19562 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 12, 19561 event
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: 10039229, 10039230, 10039231.