Hail, Berkshire
- When
- August 27, 12:57 PM EST
- Where
- Berkshire County, Windsor
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 42.520, -73.050
Hail in Massachusetts, August 27, 1996
An unstable atmosphere was situated over western New England on August 27. As an upper air disturbance crossed the region during the late morning and afternoon hours, scattered severe thunderstorms developed over Berkshire County.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
An unstable atmosphere was situated over western New England on August 27. As an upper air disturbance crossed the region during the late morning and afternoon hours, scattered severe thunderstorms developed over Berkshire County. Hail was reported in several locations throughout the county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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
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- Flash Flood in South Carolina, August 27, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, August 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 27, 1996
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, August 27, 1996
- Flash Flood in Arizona, August 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, August 27, 1996
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, August 27, 1996
- Tornado in Maryland, August 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, August 27, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, August 27, 1996
More
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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: 5568113.