Storms in Massachusetts in 1986
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Massachusetts in 1986, 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 1986 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
- 18
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $503,000
- Episodes
- 10
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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 3 | 0 | 5 | $503,000 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1986
- Hail in Massachusetts, May 23, 1986
- Hail in Massachusetts, May 28, 1986
- Hail in Massachusetts, May 31, 1986
June 1986
- Hail in Massachusetts, June 1, 1986
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, June 16, 1986
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, June 29, 1986
July 1986
August 1986
September 1986
More
Every year in MassachusettsEvery state in 1986Tornadoes in Massachusetts in 1986Warnings in Massachusetts in 198619851987
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.