Hail, Hampden
- When
- July 17, 8:17 PM EST
- Where
- Hampden County, West Springfield
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 42.100, -72.670
Hail in Massachusetts, July 17, 1998
A mid-evening thunderstorm produced large hail in Springfield. Dime size hail was reported in West Springfield, while nickel size hail fell in the northeast part of Springfield.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 mid-evening thunderstorm produced large hail in Springfield. Dime size hail was reported in West Springfield, while nickel size hail fell in the northeast part of Springfield.
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:17 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hampden
- When
- July 17, 8:33 PM EST
- Where
- Hampden County, Springfield
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 42.120, -72.580
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: 5665680, 5665681.