Hail, Worcester
- When
- August 3, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Worcester County, Gardner
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 42.567, -71.983
Hail and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 3, 2000
A severe thunderstorm dropped dime size hail in Gardner. Another severe thunderstorm moved through Orange, and produced a microburst of one and a half miles in length across North Orange.
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
- 3
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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 severe thunderstorm dropped dime size hail in Gardner. Another severe thunderstorm moved through Orange, and produced a microburst of one and a half miles in length across North Orange. The microburst was a little over one half mile wide at the west end, and about one and a half miles wide at the east end. Dozens of trees up to at least three and a half feet in diameter were downed, most in a west to east direction. Some were uprooted and others were snapped off at various heights. Three people were injured when a large tree fell on their vehicle. A large shed used to house a motor home was totally destroyed, with debris strewn over 50 yards. Wind speeds were estimated between 80 and 90 mph based upon the damage observed.
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:16 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 3, 5:40 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Orange
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 42.583, -72.300
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
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- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, August 3, 2000
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- Damaging Wind in Vermont, August 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, August 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 3, 2000
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: 5169871, 5169872.