Storm History: Franklin County, Massachusetts
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Franklin County, Massachusetts: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 1,164
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 40
- Damage
- $63 million
- Episodes
- 547
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 258 | 1 | 3 | $1.5 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 207 | 0 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| Heavy Snow | 133 | 0 | 0 | $7.4 million |
| Flood | 126 | 0 | 0 | $4.4 million |
| Flash Flood | 98 | 0 | 2 | $12 million |
| High Wind | 92 | 1 | 4 | $758,000 |
| Tornado | 60 | 0 | 5 | $1.5 million |
| Winter Storm | 56 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Winter Weather | 31 | 0 | 22 | $36,000 |
| Strong Wind | 19 | 0 | 3 | $49,000 |
| Blizzard | 17 | 0 | 0 | $300 |
| Coastal Flood | 16 | 0 | 0 | $122,000 |
| Drought | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | $25 million |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $6.3 million |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 7 | 0 | 0 | $60,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 1 | $20,000 |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tropical Storm, August 28, 2011
- Flash Flood, March 30, 2001
- Ice Storm, December 11, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 1996
- Flood, October 8, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 13, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 1996
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2005
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Flood, August 4, 2012
- Tornado, July 11, 2006
- Tornado, February 25, 2017
- Hail, May 26, 2010
- Ice Storm, November 16, 2002
- Flood, April 15, 2007
- Tornado, August 17, 1970
- High Wind, October 1, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2016
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2026
- Blizzard, February 22, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 2025
- Tornado, September 6, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2025
- Hail, May 17, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2025
- Strong Wind, August 9, 2024
- Hail, July 17, 2024
- Hail, July 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2024
- Flood, June 21, 2024
- Hail, June 20, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2024
- High Wind, February 28, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 13, 2023
- Coastal Flood, March 3, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2023
- Flood, January 23, 2023
- Flood, December 23, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2022
- High Wind, November 30, 2022
- Strong Wind, November 20, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2022
- Hail, July 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2022
- Coastal Flood, January 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2021
- High Wind, December 6, 2021
- Flood, November 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2021
- Hail, July 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2021
- Heavy Snow, April 16, 2021
- High Wind, March 29, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 14, 2021
- High Wind, March 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2021
- Flood, December 25, 2020
- Coastal Flood, December 16, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Tornado, October 7, 2020
- High Wind, September 30, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Hail, August 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020
- Hail, July 30, 2020
- Hail, July 14, 2020
- Flood, June 29, 2020
- Hail, May 15, 2020
- High Wind, April 13, 2020
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2020
- High Wind, February 7, 2020
- Ice Storm, December 30, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 17, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2019
- High Wind, October 31, 2019
- High Wind, October 16, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2019
- Flood, August 7, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2019
- High Wind, February 25, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2019
- High Wind, February 8, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Coastal Flood, November 26, 2018
- Heavy Snow, November 15, 2018
- Flood, November 10, 2018
- Flood, November 3, 2018
- Flood, August 17, 2018
- Flood, August 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2018
- Lightning, July 5, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Flood, June 16, 2018
- Flood, May 15, 2018
- Blizzard, March 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Flood, January 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2018
- High Wind, December 25, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2017
- High Wind, November 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2017
- Hail, July 17, 2017
- Flood, June 30, 2017
- Flood, June 27, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2017
- Hail, May 31, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 15, 2017
- Strong Wind, April 16, 2017
- Drought, April 1, 2017
- Blizzard, March 14, 2017
- High Wind, March 2, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Tornado, February 25, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2017
- Drought, February 1, 2017
- High Wind, January 23, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2016
- Strong Wind, December 18, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 17, 2016
- High Wind, December 15, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2016
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- High Wind, November 20, 2016
- Strong Wind, November 11, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Winter Weather, October 27, 2016
- High Wind, October 22, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Drought, September 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2016
- Drought, September 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 2016
- Flood, July 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2016
- Flood, July 14, 2016
- Flood, June 7, 2016
- Strong Wind, May 16, 2016
- High Wind, April 7, 2016
- Heavy Snow, April 4, 2016
- High Wind, April 3, 2016
- High Wind, March 31, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 17, 2016
- Strong Wind, March 2, 2016
- High Wind, March 1, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2016
- Blizzard, February 8, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2016
- High Wind, January 13, 2016
- Flood, January 10, 2016
- Flood, October 28, 2015
- Flood, September 30, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2015
- Flood, August 15, 2015
- Flood, August 11, 2015
- Flood, August 4, 2015
- Flood, July 28, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2015
- Flood, July 7, 2015
- Flood, July 1, 2015
- Tornado, June 23, 2015
- Hail, May 28, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2015
- High Wind, March 17, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2015
- Blizzard, February 14, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2015
- Blizzard, January 26, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2015
- Debris Flow, December 9, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2014
- Coastal Flood, November 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 8, 2014
- Hail, September 6, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2014
- Tornado, July 28, 2014
- Flood, July 7, 2014
- Hail, July 3, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2014
- High Wind, April 24, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2014
- Blizzard, January 2, 2014
- Coastal Flood, December 14, 2013
- High Wind, November 24, 2013
- High Wind, November 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 7, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2013
- Tornado, September 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2013
- Flood, June 24, 2013
- Hail, June 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2013
- Hail, May 22, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 18, 2013
- Coastal Flood, March 7, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2013
- Blizzard, February 8, 2013
- High Wind, January 31, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2012
- Coastal Flood, December 26, 2012
- Flood, September 18, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2012
- Flood, August 5, 2012
- Flood, August 4, 2012
- Hail, May 16, 2012
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 29, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2012
- Coastal Flood, October 29, 2011
- Winter Weather, October 27, 2011
- Tropical Storm, August 28, 2011
- Hail, August 19, 2011
- Hail, August 1, 2011
- Hail, July 6, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Tornado, June 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2011
- Flood, March 7, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2011
- High Wind, February 19, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Franklin CountyEvery warning in Franklin County since 1986Every county in Massachusetts
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.