Storms in Massachusetts in 1983
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Massachusetts in 1983, 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 1983 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
- 37
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $280
- Episodes
- 13
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 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 2 | 0 | 0 | $280 |
Every episode, month by month
June 1983
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, June 15, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, June 16, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 27, 1983
July 1983
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 5, 1983
- Tornado in Massachusetts, July 18, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 21, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 24, 1983
August 1983
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 1, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 27, 1983
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 28, 1983
September 1983
October 1983
More
Every year in MassachusettsEvery state in 1983Tornadoes in Massachusetts in 198319821984
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.