Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 4, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 4, 1995
Start: 1995-08-04T14:15
End: 1995-08-04T15:15
Location: Massachusetts

August 4, 1995 · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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The toll

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.

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:13 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hampshire

When: August 4, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Hampshire County, Ware
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hampshire

When: August 4, 2:20 PM EST
Where: Hampshire County, Ware
Coordinates: 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester

When: August 4, 2:22 PM EST
Where: Worcester County, Hardwick
Coordinates: 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Berkshire

When: August 4, 2:52 PM EST
Where: Berkshire County, Pittsfield Beckett Le
Coordinates: 42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hampden

When: August 4, 3:02 PM EST
Where: Hampden County, Agawam to W. Springfield
Coordinates: 42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Worcester

When: August 4, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Worcester County, Warren
Coordinates: 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms affected parts of central and western Massachusetts with large hail and gusty winds. In Hampshire County dime-size hail fell and trees and wires were knocked down blocking roads in the town of Ware. Trees were blown down in Hardwick and Warren in Worcester County. Trees were also reported blown down and one house damaged in the Pittsfield area of Berkshire County. In Hampden County trees were blown down in Agawam, Westfield, and South Hadley. A window was smashed by flying debris in a house in South Hadley, and traffic signs were blown down in West Springfield. Power outages affected up to 6,000 electric customers in western Massachusetts. Lightning strikes started minor fires in some homes.

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

Every storm in Massachusetts in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Massachusetts, August 1995

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: 10329775, 10329776, 10329433, 10329595, 10329740, 10329482.