Massachusetts, 1996

Hail in Massachusetts, August 6, 1996

August 6, 1996 · NWS BOX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

02 inches of rain fell in South Easton.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 BOX wrote it up.

A very localized severe thunderstorm dropped dime size hail and 0.90 inches of rain on Easton Center, while only 0.02 inches of rain fell in South Easton.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bristol

When
August 6, 4:20 PM EST
Where
Bristol County, Easton
Coordinates
42.020, -71.130

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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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: 5582206.