Storm History: Worcester County, Massachusetts

Events

1,925

Deaths

99

Injuries

1,342

Damage

$330 million

Episodes

822

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.

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• Tornado, June 9, 195390 deaths · 1,229 injured · $253 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 19792 deaths · 2 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 19982 deaths · $15,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 2, 20171 death · 1 injured · $22,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 19891 death · 2 injured · 110 kt wind · 6 events here
• Strong Wind, November 26, 19981 death · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20081 death · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 8, 20131 death · 60 kt wind · 3 events here

• Tornado, June 9, 195390 deaths · 1,229 injured · $253 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, December 11, 2008$23 million · 58 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 31, 1998$10 million · 90 kt wind · 11 events here
• Tornado, August 4, 20181 injured · $5.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, March 13, 2010$4.0 million · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, March 29, 2010$4.0 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 1996$2.7 million · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 21, 1956$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 19792 deaths · 2 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 7, 1996$2.5 million · 2 events here
• Flood, October 15, 2005$1.7 million · 8 events here
• Tropical Storm, August 28, 2011$1.6 million · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2011$1.1 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 10, 1989$1.0 million · F1 · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 201340 injured · $800,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 2023$800,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 1998$585,000 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2002$535,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 7, 1994$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 1994$500,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, July 6, 19992.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 24, 19852.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 2013$5,000 · 2.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 22, 19882.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 20242 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2020$34,000 · 2 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, August 19, 2019$3,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, August 4, 2015$55,000 · 2 in hail · 28 events here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 20122 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, May 24, 2009$70,000 · 2 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20091 injured · $5,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2008$123,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20041 injured · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 20, 2004$215,000 · 2 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 31, 19732 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 9, 195390 deaths · 1,229 injured · $253 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 1995F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 3, 1970$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 19813 injured · $25,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 2011$50,000 · EF3 · 13 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 19792 deaths · 2 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, November 21, 1956$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 1957$3,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 1958$3,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 12, 1962$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 1963$53,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 31, 19661 injured · $250 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 9, 19721 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 2006$42,000 · F2 · 8 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 2014$15,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Worcester County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2026$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2026$62,000 · 50 kt wind · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2026$22,000 · 51 kt wind · 4 events here
• Blizzard, February 22, 20262 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20262 events here
• High Wind, December 19, 2025$3,000 · 69 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 2, 20251 event here
• Tornado, September 6, 2025$61,000 · EF0 · 18 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2025$600 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2025$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, May 31, 2025$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2025$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 16 events here
• High Wind, March 7, 2025$63,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 5, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 20242 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 2024$500 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 2024$800 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 16, 2024$7,000 · 54 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 21, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 2024$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2024$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20241.25 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 28, 202453 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 28, 20241 event here
• Flood, January 9, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 202311 events here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 2023$21,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, August 18, 2023$1,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 29, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2023$2,000 · 57 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2023$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2023$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 16, 2023$7,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Flood, July 14, 20233 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2023$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20233 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2023$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 2023$100,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 2023$800,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 13, 2023$24,000 · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, March 3, 202351 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 27, 20231 event here
• High Wind, February 3, 2023$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, January 23, 2023$30,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20231 event here
• Flood, December 23, 2022$9,000 · 64 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, November 30, 2022$12,000 · 65 kt wind · 5 events here
• Strong Wind, November 20, 2022$11,000 · 5 events here
• Lightning, September 22, 2022$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 20224 events here
• Flood, August 26, 2022$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, August 7, 2022$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, August 5, 2022$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 21, 2022$3,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2022$11,000 · 65 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022$9,000 · 63 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 25, 20222 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 13, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, January 28, 20222 events here
• Coastal Flood, January 16, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 7, 20222 events here
• High Wind, December 11, 2021$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 6, 2021$3,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 13, 2021$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, November 12, 2021$6,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lightning, September 28, 2021$800 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 2, 2021$12,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 22, 2021$11,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 19, 2021$34,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2021$2,000 · 59 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2021$27,000 · 61 kt wind · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2021$57,000 · 1.25 in hail · 14 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2021$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, July 9, 20213 events here
• Flood, July 7, 2021$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2021$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2021$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2021$300 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2021$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 30, 2021$3,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 21, 2021$6,000 · 63 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 16, 2021$3,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 2021$3,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, March 26, 2021$2,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 14, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 12, 2021$2,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 1, 2021$16,000 · 68 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, December 25, 2020$6,000 · 59 kt wind · 4 events here
• Coastal Flood, December 16, 20202 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 5, 202059 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 30, 2020$28,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020$17,000 · 56 kt wind · 8 events here
• High Wind, November 2, 2020$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 1, 2020$1,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, October 30, 2020$7,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 7, 2020$26,000 · EF0 · 16 events here
• High Wind, September 30, 2020$4,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, August 27, 2020$23,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2020$87,000 · 1 in hail · 28 events here
• Tropical Storm, August 4, 20201 injured · $64,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2020$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2020$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 14, 20201.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2020$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2020$34,000 · 2 in hail · 10 events here
• Flood, June 6, 2020$10,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 15, 2020$10,000 · 87 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, May 9, 2020$14,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, April 22, 2020$6,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 18, 2020$6,000 · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 13, 2020$3,000 · 68 kt wind · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, April 9, 2020$300 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20201 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 2020$1,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, March 4, 2020$500 · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 27, 2020$4,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 7, 2020$1,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20201 event here
• High Wind, January 12, 2020$3,000 · 62 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, January 8, 2020$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Ice Storm, December 30, 2019$8,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 201955 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 1, 2019$7,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, October 31, 2019$3,000 · 53 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, October 16, 2019$7,000 · 78 kt wind · 11 events here
• Flood, September 2, 20193 events here
• Hail, August 19, 2019$3,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, August 7, 2019$4,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, July 31, 2019$44,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Flood, July 17, 2019$19,000 · 55 kt wind · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 2019$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, June 30, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 29, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20191.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, April 19, 2019$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 15, 2019$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 3, 2019$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20192 events here
• High Wind, February 25, 2019$40,000 · 69 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 8, 2019$5,000 · 58 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 2019$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 24, 2019$1,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 201953 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 1, 2019$17,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, December 21, 2018$5,000 · 72 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 18, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 15, 201856 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, November 10, 2018$800 · 1 event here
• Flood, November 3, 2018$5,000 · 59 kt wind · 4 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 27, 2018$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 23, 2018EF1 · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, October 17, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 15, 2018$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, October 11, 2018$54,000 · 3 events here
• Flood, September 25, 2018$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 201861 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2018$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flood, August 18, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 14, 2018$1,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20181 event here
• Flood, August 7, 2018$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 4, 20181 injured · $5.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 4, 2018$19,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 26, 2018$65,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2018$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flood, June 16, 2018$15,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, May 15, 2018$10,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, May 4, 2018$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 16, 2018$15,000 · 4 events here
• Blizzard, March 13, 2018$7,000 · 67 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 2018$120,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20182 injured · $40,000 · 84 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 2018$40,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 12, 2018$2,000 · 57 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 201865 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 25, 2017$5,000 · 66 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 2017$3,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, December 13, 2017$2,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20172 events here
• High Wind, November 19, 2017$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 10, 2017$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 29, 2017$18,000 · 81 kt wind · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, October 26, 2017$2,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, October 24, 2017$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 20, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2017$10,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Flood, July 12, 2017$16,000 · 1.25 in hail · 9 events here
• Flood, July 8, 2017$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, June 27, 2017$11,000 · 1.25 in hail · 16 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2017$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, May 15, 2017$2,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, May 2, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 16, 2017$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20171 event here
• High Wind, March 22, 2017$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 14, 2017$7,000 · 69 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, March 2, 20171 death · 1 injured · $22,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20172 events here
• High Wind, February 13, 2017$3,000 · 58 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20172 events here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20172 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20172 events here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20171 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20172 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 29, 2016$600 · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 27, 2016$100 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 18, 2016$2,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 17, 20162 events here
• High Wind, December 15, 2016$4,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20162 events here
• Strong Wind, November 11, 2016$300 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20162 events here
• Winter Weather, October 27, 2016$700 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 22, 2016$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 21, 2016$75,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20162 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 20161 injured · $88,000 · 50 kt wind · 10 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20162 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2016$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 14, 2016$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2016$110,000 · 50 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flood, August 12, 2016$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, August 6, 2016$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20162 events here
• Flood, July 29, 2016$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 23, 2016$55,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flood, July 22, 2016$251,000 · 70 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2016$10,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, July 14, 2016$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2016$5,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 5, 20161 event here
• Strong Wind, May 16, 2016$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 4, 20162 events here

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Tornadoes in Worcester CountyEvery warning in Worcester County since 1986Every county in Massachusetts

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.