Massachusetts, 1966

Tornadoes in Massachusetts, August 31, 1966

August 31, 1966 · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$250
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Worcester

When
August 31, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Worcester County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
67 yd
Coordinates
42.300, -71.800

Tornado, Worcester

When
August 31, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Worcester County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
42.200, -71.750

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 10041516, 10041517.