Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 7, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 7, 1994
Start: 1994-07-07T12:12
End: 1994-07-07T19:45
Location: Massachusetts

July 7, 1994 · 16 events in 7 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 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: $500,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bristol

When: July 7, 12:12 PM EST
Where: Bristol County, North Easton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.757, -71.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail and a wind gust to 57 mph was reported by a spotter. Lightning strikes knocked out power at the high school, fire station, and town hall, and started a fire in the attic of a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bristol

When: July 7, 12:12 PM EST
Where: Bristol County, North Easton
Coordinates: 41.757, -71.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail and a wind gust to 57 mph was reported by a spotter. Lightning strikes knocked out power at the high school, fire station, and town hall, and started a fire in the attic of a house.

Hail, Plymouth

When: July 7, 12:45 PM EST
Where: Plymouth County, Brockton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.987, -70.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Worcester

When: July 7, 12:58 PM EST to 1:15 PM EST
Where: Worcester County, Westboro
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A National Weather Service survey reported numerous trees up to four feet in diameter blown down, many power lines down, and storefront windows blown in. In addition, a number of signs were blown down and one crashed through a store window. A large tree fell on and destroyed two parked cars. Trees up to 100 feet high were stripped of their bark. Up to 2,200 electric customers lost power in Westboro and about the same number lost power in several adjoining communities.

Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex

When: July 7, 1:15 PM EST
Where: Middlesex County, Townsend
Coordinates: 42.486, -71.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A spotter reported trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester

When: July 7, 1:25 PM EST
Where: Worcester County
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Norfolk

When: July 7, 1:33 PM EST
Where: Norfolk County, Milford
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail and gusty thunderstorm winds were reported by police.

Hail, Norfolk

When: July 7, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Norfolk County to Medway
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail and gusty thunderstorm winds were reported by police.

Thunderstorm Wind, Norfolk

When: July 7, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Norfolk County, Medway
Coordinates: 42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail and gusty thunderstorm winds were reported by police.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bristol

When: July 7, 2:20 PM EST
Where: Bristol County, N. Attleboro
Coordinates: 41.757, -71.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were reported blown down.

Hail, Bristol

When: July 7, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Bristol County, W. Attleboro
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.757, -71.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 7, 4:45 PM EST to 5:05 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Greenfield
Coordinates: 42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were blown down and a power line was knocked down. National Weather Service site inspection confirmed that a microburst occurred in Greenfield. In Turners Falls, trees and power lines were reported blown down.

Hail, Franklin

When: July 7, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Franklin County, Montague
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A man who was leaning on his auto in his driveway was jolted by a nearby lightning strike. He was kept and treated overnight at a local hospital, then released.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hampshire

When: July 7, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Hampshire County, Hampshire and to South Hadley
Coordinates: 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were reported down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hampshire

When: July 7, 7:30 PM EST
Where: Hampshire County, Agawam
Coordinates: 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large limbs and power lines were reported down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hampshire

When: July 7, 7:45 PM EST
Where: Hampshire County, E. Longmeadow
Coordinates: 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were knocked down in West Springfield and torrential rain resulted in considerable stream and road flooding in Springfield.

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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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: 10329596, 10329597, 10329220, 10329356, 10329108, 10329357, 10329212, 10329213, 10329214, 10329598, 10329599, 10329650, 10329651, 10329743, 10329744, 10329745.