Hail, Berkshire
- When
- July 28, 12:04 PM CST
- Where
- Berkshire County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.320, -73.250
Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 28, 1989
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- July 28, 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -72.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Hampden
- When
- July 28, 12:55 PM CST
- Where
- Hampden County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.180, -72.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester
- When
- July 28, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Worcester County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.480, -72.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Hampshire
- When
- July 28, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hampshire County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.230, -72.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester
- When
- July 28, 1:10 PM CST
- Where
- Worcester County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.370, -71.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Hampden
- When
- July 28, 1:10 PM CST
- Where
- Hampden County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.070, -72.620
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 28, 1989
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 28, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 28, 1989
- Hail in Mississippi, July 28, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 28, 1989
More
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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: 10041339, 10041340, 10041341, 10041342, 10041343, 10041344, 10041345.