Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 26, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 26, 1994
Start: 1994-07-26T15:30
End: 1994-07-26T17:50
Location: Massachusetts

July 26, 1994 · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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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

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Berkshire

When: July 26, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Berkshire County to Alford
Coordinates: 42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were reported blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Berkshire

When: July 26, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Berkshire County, Tyringham to W. Stockbridge
Coordinates: 42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were reported blown down.

Hail, Hampshire

When: July 26, 4:27 PM EST to 4:40 PM EST
Where: Hampshire County, Chesterfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Franklin

When: July 26, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Whately
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were reported blown down, as reported by the local police.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 26, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Sunderland
Coordinates: 42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were reported blown down, as reported by the local police.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hampden

When: July 26, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Hampden County, Chester
Coordinates: 42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were reported blown down causing power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 26, 5:50 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Orange
Coordinates: 42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were reported blown down along Route 2.

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Massachusetts in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Massachusetts, July 1994

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: 10329553, 10329554, 10329747, 10329674, 10329675, 10329708, 10329676.