Tornado in Massachusetts
Every tornado event the National Weather Service has filed in Massachusetts, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
The most significant on the map
The most significant tornado 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
- 205
- Deaths
- 105
- Injuries
- 1,566
- Damage
- $544 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes in Massachusetts, June 9, 1953
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 10, 1979
- Tornadoes and Hail in Massachusetts, October 3, 1970
- Tornadoes in Massachusetts, August 9, 1972
- 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
- Tornadoes in Massachusetts, July 21, 1972
- Tornadoes and Hail in Massachusetts, July 3, 1997On July 3, a fast moving cold front crossed Berkshire County during the afternoon and evening hours. The front initiated four tornadoes. The Richmond F1 tornado is a continuation of the F2 tornado which occurred in Columbia County.
- Tornado in Massachusetts, September 13, 1971
- 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.
- Tornadoes in Massachusetts, November 21, 1956
- Tornadoes and Hail in Massachusetts, June 1, 1956
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Massachusetts, August 28, 1965
- Tornadoes in Massachusetts, September 7, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Massachusetts, July 11, 1958
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 11, 1966
- Tornado and Hail in Massachusetts, August 14, 1958
- Tornado in Massachusetts, August 4, 2018A moist, tropical environment was in place across southern New England on the morning of August 4th. A short-wave trough was approaching, along with a cold front.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 21, 2004An early morning severe thunderstorm in Leominster downed large tree limbs.Thunderstorms developed again that afternoon and caused damage in parts of eastern Massachusetts.
- Tornado and Hail in Massachusetts, October 7, 2020A squall line formed in New York State then raced eastward in the late afternoon and early evening, gathering strength as it raced across Massachusetts, northeast Connecticut, and northern Rhode Island.
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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.