Thunderstorm Wind in Massachusetts
Every thunderstorm wind event the National Weather Service has filed in Massachusetts, year by year, with the most significant episodes. 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.
The most significant on the map
The most significant thunderstorm wind episodes in Massachusetts.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 4,575
- Deaths
- 13
- Injuries
- 134
- Damage
- $54 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Massachusetts, June 1, 2011An upper level closed low over southern Ontario tracked across Quebec while at the surface, a cold front over western New York crossed southern New England in the evening of June 1.
- Tornado and Hail in Massachusetts, August 28, 1973
- Tornado and Hail in Massachusetts, May 29, 1995Severe thunderstorms produced large hail. There were no reports of damage received.
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, May 21, 1996
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 10, 1979
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, September 6, 2014An approaching cold front provided enough lift in a rather unstable environment to produce showers and thunderstorms across southern New England. Many of these storms produced strong to damaging winds.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Massachusetts, May 31, 1998A severe thunderstorm moving through northern Worcester County resulted in the deaths of two men in their twenties in Winchendon.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, September 29, 1974
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Massachusetts, July 28, 2014An upper level low developed in the eastern Great Lakes, providing enough lift and energy for showers and thunderstorms to develop across southern New England.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 22, 1981
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 2, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 22, 1997Severe thunderstorms moved southeastward through the southern portion of the Greater Boston area and parts of Plymouth and Bristol Counties, resulting in one death and three injuries.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, June 28, 2020A mid-level short wave trough combined with an approaching cold front and a warm, humid environment to produce severe thunderstorms and flash flooding across MA and northern RI during the afternoon and evening hours. A Flash Flood Emergency occurred in the Norwood, MA area.
- Tornado and Flooding in Massachusetts, July 11, 2006Hot and humid air in place over southern New England set the stage for severe thunderstorms throughout the Bay State during the afternoon and early evening.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 26, 2005Scattered thunderstorms, with embedded severe thunderstorms, produced lightning and severe wind gusts that damaged property and brought down trees and power lines across Massachusetts. The hardest hit were Franklin, Hampshire, Worcester, Essex, and Plymouth counties.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 27, 2000Severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds and hail to much of central and eastern Massachusetts. As the storms moved through Middlesex County, lightning struck and killed a 15-year old boy in Westford, as he was doing yardwork.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 22, 2008Steep mid level lapse rates provided enough instability for showers and thunderstorms to develop across interior Massachusetts. Some of these thunderstorms became severe, producing damaging wind gusts.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 6, 1999Severe thunderstorms swept across Massachusetts in advance of a strong cold front. For the fourth day in a row, temperatures soared well up into the 90s across the Bay State, along with high humidity.
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, February 24 to 25, 2016Low pressure tracked north through New York bringing a warm front through southern New England. Unseasonably deep moisture accompanied this front.
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 15, 1995A fast moving sqaull line of severe thunderstorms caused numerous reports of damaging winds in the western two-thirds of Massachusetts and more scattered reports of damage farther east.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 9, 2004Severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds and large hail to parts of western and north central Massachusetts. Penny sized hail was reported in Greenfield, where thunderstorm winds also downed trees and large limbs.
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 5, 2010A cold front moved through the area producing thunderstorms and heavy rain across Southern New England.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 23, 2019A deep southerly flow of tropical moisture was in place over southeast MA with precipitable water values in excess of 2 inches on the south coast.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Massachusetts, July 20, 2008A shortwave trough and a warm, humid, unstable atmosphere combined to produce showers and thunderstorms across southern New England. These storms produced damaging wind and lots of lightning.
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 7, 1989
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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.