Storms in Massachusetts in 2020
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Massachusetts in 2020, 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 2020 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
- 850
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 14
- Damage
- $32 million
- Episodes
- 82
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 | 325 | 1 | 1 | $150,000 |
| Strong Wind | 187 | 0 | 0 | $47,000 |
| High Wind | 100 | 0 | 3 | $354,000 |
| Flood | 67 | 0 | 1 | $261,000 |
| Hail | 45 | 0 | 0 | $603,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 42 | 0 | 0 | $59,000 |
| Winter Weather | 24 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 20 | 0 | 3 | $173,000 |
| Coastal Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $44,000 |
| Flash Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $30 million |
| Lightning | 7 | 0 | 1 | $5,000 |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 3 | 0 | 5 | $207,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2020
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 8, 2020
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 12, 2020
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 12, 2020
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 16, 2020
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 16, 2020
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 18 to 19, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 18 to 19, 2020
February 2020
- Winter Weather and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, February 6 to 7, 2020
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, February 7, 2020
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, February 10, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, February 10, 2020
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, February 27, 2020
March 2020
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, March 4, 2020
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, March 6 to 7, 2020
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, March 13, 2020
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, March 23 to 24, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, March 23 to 24, 2020
- Hail in Massachusetts, March 29, 2020
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, March 29, 2020
April 2020
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Massachusetts, April 3, 2020
- Coastal Flood and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, April 9, 2020
- High Wind in Massachusetts, April 13, 2020
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 13, 2020
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, April 17 to 18, 2020
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Massachusetts, April 18, 2020
- High Wind in Massachusetts, April 21, 2020
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 22, 2020
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 26 to 27, 2020
May 2020
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, May 9, 2020
- Hail in Massachusetts, May 11, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, May 15, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, May 15, 2020
- Flooding in Massachusetts, May 23, 2020
June 2020
- Flood and Hail in Massachusetts, June 6, 2020
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 21, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, June 28, 2020
- Flood and Hail in Massachusetts, June 29, 2020
July 2020
- Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, July 1, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 2, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, July 2, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 5, 2020
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Massachusetts, July 6, 2020
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 13, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 13, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 14, 2020
- Heat in Massachusetts, July 19 to 20, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 22, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, July 23, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 23, 2020
- Heat in Massachusetts, July 27, 2020
- Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, July 28, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 29, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 30, 2020
August 2020
- Tornado in Massachusetts, August 2, 2020
- Tornado in Massachusetts, August 2, 2020
- Tropical Storm and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, August 4, 2020
- Tropical Storm in Massachusetts, August 4, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 10, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 22, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, August 23, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 24, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 25, 2020
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 27, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 29, 2020
September 2020
- Flooding in Massachusetts, September 10, 2020
- Coastal Flood and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, September 22, 2020
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, September 30, 2020
October 2020
- Tornado and Hail in Massachusetts, October 7, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, October 7, 2020
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, October 10, 2020
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, October 29 to 30, 2020
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Massachusetts, October 30, 2020
November 2020
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, November 1, 2020
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, November 2, 2020
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Massachusetts, November 15 to 16, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, November 23, 2020
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, November 30, 2020
December 2020
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, December 5, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, December 16 to 17, 2020
- Coastal Flood and Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, December 16 to 17, 2020
- Debris Flow and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 24 to 25, 2020
- Flooding and High Wind in Massachusetts, December 25, 2020
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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.