Tornadoes in Massachusetts

1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

   Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

   Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

   Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

   Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

   Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

   Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

7. Unrated

   The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

1. F4, Worcester County, MassachusettsJune 9, 195394 killed, 1,228 injured
2. EF3, Hampden and Worcester counties, MassachusettsJune 1, 20113 killed, 200 injured
3. F4, Berkshire County, MassachusettsMay 29, 19953 killed, 24 injured
4. F2, Worcester County, MassachusettsAugust 10, 19792 killed, 2 injured
5. F1, Norfolk County, MassachusettsAugust 9, 19721 killed, 6 injured
6. F3, Worcester and Middlesex counties, MassachusettsOctober 3, 19701 killed
7. F0, Plymouth County, MassachusettsSeptember 7, 19581 killed, 1 injured

1. F4, Worcester County, MassachusettsJune 9, 1953F4, 34.9 mi (56 km)
2. F4, Berkshire County, MassachusettsMay 29, 1995F4, 11.5 mi (19 km)
3. EF3, Hampden and Worcester counties, MassachusettsJune 1, 2011EF3, 37.6 mi (60 km)
4. F3, Worcester and Middlesex counties, MassachusettsOctober 3, 1970F3, 35.4 mi (57 km)
5. F3, Worcester, Norfolk and Bristol counties, MassachusettsJune 9, 1953F3, 28.0 mi (45 km)
6. F3, Worcester County, MassachusettsJune 22, 1981F3, 7.1 mi (11 km)
7. F3, Hampshire County, MassachusettsSeptember 13, 1971F3, 0.5 mi (1 km)
8. F3, Middlesex and Essex counties, MassachusettsSeptember 29, 1974F3, 0.1 mi (0 km)
9. F2, Worcester County, MassachusettsAugust 10, 1979F2, 9.7 mi (16 km)
10. F2, Worcester County, MassachusettsAugust 9, 1972F2, 9.7 mi (16 km)
11. F2, Essex County, MassachusettsAugust 21, 1951F2, 9.3 mi (15 km)
12. F2, Middlesex County, MassachusettsJuly 21, 1972F2, 7.6 mi (12 km)

1. EF3, Hampden and Worcester counties, MassachusettsJune 1, 201137.6 mi (60 km)
2. F3, Worcester and Middlesex counties, MassachusettsOctober 3, 197035.4 mi (57 km)
3. F4, Worcester County, MassachusettsJune 9, 195334.9 mi (56 km)
4. F3, Worcester, Norfolk and Bristol counties, MassachusettsJune 9, 195328.0 mi (45 km)
5. F1, Middlesex and Essex counties, MassachusettsJuly 1, 197125.2 mi (41 km)
6. F1, Berkshire and Franklin counties, MassachusettsJune 18, 197018.7 mi (30 km)
7. F1, Franklin and Worcester counties, MassachusettsAugust 17, 197016.7 mi (27 km)
8. F4, Berkshire County, MassachusettsMay 29, 199511.5 mi (19 km)
9. F2, Worcester County, MassachusettsAugust 10, 19799.7 mi (16 km)
10. F2, Worcester County, MassachusettsAugust 9, 19729.7 mi (16 km)
11. F2, Essex County, MassachusettsAugust 21, 19519.3 mi (15 km)
12. F1, Franklin County, MassachusettsJuly 3, 19978.5 mi (14 km)

1. EF3, Hampden and Worcester counties, MassachusettsJune 1, 2011$228 million
2. EF1, Worcester County, MassachusettsAugust 4, 2018$5.0 million
3. EF2, Suffolk County, MassachusettsJuly 28, 2014$4.0 million
4. EF1, Barnstable County, MassachusettsJuly 23, 2019$3.6 million
5. F1, Norfolk County, MassachusettsAugust 21, 2004$1.5 million
6. F2, Berkshire County, MassachusettsJuly 3, 1997$1.5 million
7. F2, Berkshire County, MassachusettsJuly 3, 1997$1.5 million
8. EF1, Barnstable County, MassachusettsJuly 23, 2019$1.2 million
9. EF1, Middlesex County, MassachusettsAugust 22, 2016$1.0 million
10. EF1, Franklin County, MassachusettsFebruary 25, 2017$400,000
11. EF1, Hampshire County, MassachusettsFebruary 25, 2017$250,000
12. F2, Franklin County, MassachusettsJuly 11, 2006$200,000

1. July 10, 19897tornadoes
2. September 6, 20255tornadoes
3. July 3, 19975tornadoes
4. June 1, 20114tornadoes
5. May 20, 19634tornadoes
6. July 11, 19584tornadoes
7. June 1, 19564tornadoes
8. August 18, 20233tornadoes
9. August 23, 20213tornadoes
10. July 23, 20193tornadoes
11. October 23, 20183tornadoes
12. August 9, 19723tornadoes

A tornado is counted once for every county its path crossed, so these add up to more than 192. Each county has a page of its own: every tornado that crossed it, year by year.

Warnings in force in MassachusettsForecast for your townThe live radar over Massachusetts

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.