Massachusetts, 1994Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 30, 1994
July 30, 1994 · 6 events in 3 counties and zones
6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester
- When
- July 30, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Worcester County, Harvard
- Coordinates
- 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were reported uprooted and wires knocked down. About 1500 electrical customers lost power.
Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester
- When
- July 30, 12:10 PM EST to 12:25 PM EST
- Where
- Worcester County, Ayer
- Coordinates
- 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
On the Fort Devens Military Reservation, a small shed was blown down and this may have induced a fire which burned a warehouse to the ground. Trees were reported blown down along with two power lines. A downpour accompanied this thunderstorm and produced one inch of rain in 15 minutes.
Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- July 30, 12:30 PM EST to 12:40 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Littleton
- Coordinates
- 42.486, -71.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two trees were blown down and one fell on an unoccupied tent at a campground. There were no injuries.
Thunderstorm Wind, Essex
- When
- July 30, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Essex County, Andover
- Coordinates
- 42.639, -70.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were reported blown down, including a 40-foot tall oak tree.
Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester
- When
- July 30, 1:25 PM EST
- Where
- Worcester County, Athol
- Coordinates
- 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A fast-moving microburst toppled or sheared off sturdy trees along about a 0.3 mile long path. No property damage was reported, but several trees fell against public buildings and had to be cut down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Essex
- When
- July 30, 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Essex County, Merrimac
- Coordinates
- 42.639, -70.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The local police reported trees blown down near the New Hampshire border.
- 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.
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 30, 1994$110,000 · 22 events
- Hail in North Dakota, July 30, 1994$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Minnesota, July 30, 1994$19,000 · 2.75 in hail · 9 events
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 30, 1994$20,000 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, July 30, 19940.75 in hail · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 30, 1994$5,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 30, 1994$5,000 · 0.88 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, July 30, 199452 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 30, 19941 event
- Hail in New Mexico, July 30, 19941 in hail · 1 event
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: 10329361, 10329362, 10329157, 10329643, 10329417, 10329644.