Storms in Massachusetts in 2012
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Massachusetts in 2012, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Massachusetts in 2012 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 453
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 10
- Damage
- $26 million
- Episodes
- 65
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 81 | 0 | 3 | $204,000 |
| High Wind | 63 | 0 | 0 | $472,000 |
| Hail | 63 | 0 | 0 | $179,000 |
| Winter Weather | 58 | 0 | 2 | $5,000 |
| Drought | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 31 | 0 | 0 | $22 million |
| Coastal Flood | 29 | 0 | 1 | $621,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 22 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Strong Wind | 18 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Lightning | 18 | 0 | 2 | |
| Winter Storm | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 17 | 0 | 1 | $2.7 million |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tornado | 1 | 0 | 0 | $28,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2012
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 12, 2012
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 12, 2012
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 13, 2012
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 13, 2012
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 19 to 20, 2012
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 21, 2012
February 2012
- High Wind in Massachusetts, February 25, 2012
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, February 29, 2012
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Massachusetts, February 29, 2012
March 2012
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Massachusetts, March 1, 2012
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, March 1, 2012
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, March 8 to 9, 2012
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, March 10, 2012
- Hail in Massachusetts, March 13 to 14, 2012
April 2012
- Wildfire in Massachusetts, April 4 to 5, 2012
- Drought in Massachusetts, April 12 to 30, 2012
- Wildfire in Massachusetts, April 19 to 20, 2012
- High Wind in Massachusetts, April 23, 2012
- Drought in Massachusetts, April 24 to 30, 2012
May 2012
- Drought in Massachusetts, May 1 to 15, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, May 16, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, May 29, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, May 29, 2012
June 2012
- Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, June 2, 2012
- Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, June 3, 2012
- Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, June 4 to 5, 2012
- Flood and Hail in Massachusetts, June 8, 2012
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Massachusetts, June 22, 2012
- Flooding and Hail in Massachusetts, June 23, 2012
- Flooding and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, June 25, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, June 25, 2012
July 2012
- Hail in Massachusetts, July 1, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, July 1, 2012
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, July 4, 2012
- Flash Flood and Flood in Massachusetts, July 18, 2012
- Tornado and Hail in Massachusetts, July 24, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, July 28, 2012
August 2012
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 4, 2012
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 5, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, August 10, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 11, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 11, 2012
- Flash Flood in Massachusetts, August 12, 2012
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 15, 2012
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Massachusetts, August 15, 2012
- Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, August 28, 2012
September 2012
- Flash Flood in Massachusetts, September 5, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, September 7, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, September 8, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, September 8, 2012
- Damaging Wind and High Wind in Massachusetts, September 18, 2012
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, September 18, 2012
October 2012
- Flash Flood in Massachusetts, October 20, 2012
- Flooding and Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, October 29 to 30, 2012
- High Wind in Massachusetts, October 29 to 30, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Massachusetts, October 30, 2012
November 2012
December 2012
- Flood in Massachusetts, December 10, 2012
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, December 16 to 17, 2012
- High Wind in Massachusetts, December 21, 2012
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 22, 2012
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, December 26 to 27, 2012
- Coastal Flood and Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, December 26 to 27, 2012
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, December 29 to 30, 2012
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, December 29 to 30, 2012
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.