Hail, Franklin
- When
- July 16, 2:00 PM EST to 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Greenfield to Montague
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -72.600
Hail and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, July 16, 1998
A severe thunderstorm affected several communities in Franklin County. Quarter size hail fell in Greenfield and Montague.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 severe thunderstorm affected several communities in Franklin County. Quarter size hail fell in Greenfield and Montague. About 20 minutes later, dime size hail was reported in Greenfield. Local police reported that thunderstorm winds blew down some trees, which brought down wires in Erving.
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:57 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Franklin
- When
- July 16, 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Greenfield
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -72.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- July 16, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Erving
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -72.400
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
- Heat in Missouri, July 16 to 21, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 16, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, July 16, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, July 16, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 16, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 16, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, July 16, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Vermont, July 16, 1998
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 16, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 16, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 16, 1998
- Hail in Colorado, July 16, 1998
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, July 1998
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: 5665677, 5665678, 5665679.