Massachusetts, 1995

Hail in Massachusetts, June 20, 1995

June 20, 1995 · 7 events in 2 counties and zones

7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

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Event by event

7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hampden

When
June 20, 2:11 PM EST
Where
Hampden County, Springfield
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hampshire

When
June 20, 2:11 PM EST
Where
Hampshire County, Easthampton
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hampshire

When
June 20, 2:11 PM EST
Where
Hampshire County, Northampton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hampden

When
June 20, 2:22 PM EST
Where
Hampden County, Chicopee
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four golfers were struck by lightning while standing in a shelter at the Wycoff Country Club. All were wearing cleats. Three were seriously injured and the other received minor injury. Two went into cardiac arrest. Three of the injured were recovering at local area hospitals. The lightning apparently struck a nearby tree and then jumped to the shelter.

Hail, Hampden

When
June 20, 2:27 PM EST
Where
Hampden County, Holyoke
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four golfers were struck by lightning while standing in a shelter at the Wycoff Country Club. All were wearing cleats. Three were seriously injured and the other received minor injury. Two went into cardiac arrest. Three of the injured were recovering at local area hospitals. The lightning apparently struck a nearby tree and then jumped to the shelter.

Hail, Hampden

When
June 20, 2:31 PM EST
Where
Hampden County, Chicopee to Ludlow
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms produced large hail ranging from dime-size to golf ball-size. Half inch hail was reported to have covered the ground at one location in Hampden County.

Hail, Hampden

When
June 20, 2:49 PM EST
Where
Hampden County, Chicopee/Springfield
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms produced large hail ranging from dime-size to golf ball-size. Half inch hail was reported to have covered the ground at one location in Hampden County.

What these are

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

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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: 10329714, 10329766, 10329767, 10329715, 10329732, 10329733, 10329734.