Massachusetts Storm Data: Hail & Wind History Since 2010
Deduplicated storm activity for Massachusetts, fused from NWS warnings, storm reports, official records, and FEMA declarations.
Latest Massachusetts hail and wind storms
- Last reported hail in Massachusetts (0.75 in.+, screening): August 13, 2026 — 0.75 in. reported at Bourne (Barnstable County), NWS Local Storm Report.
- 2026 so far in Massachusetts: 1 hail day and 32 wind days statewide (days with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds; warnings alone never count).
| Date | Largest reported hail | Strongest gust | City pages hit |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 27, 2026 | — | 58 mph measured | Boston |
| September 26, 2026 | — | 64 mph measured | Boston, Worcester |
| September 25, 2026 | — | 61 mph measured | — |
| August 13, 2026 | 0.75 in. reported | 52 mph reported | — |
| July 28, 2026 | — | 54 mph measured | Worcester |
| July 2, 2026 | — | 65 mph measured | Springfield |
| June 30, 2026 | — | 60 mph reported | Springfield |
| June 18, 2026 | — | 58 mph reported | — |
| June 6, 2026 | — | 50 mph measured | Worcester |
| May 30, 2026 | — | 62 mph measured | Boston, Worcester |
Massachusetts storm facts
- StormAuditor's analysis of NOAA and National Weather Service records found 577 deduplicated storm events (wind, hail, tornado, and flood; NWS warning products included) in Massachusetts in the 12 months ending October 21, 2026.
- Storm activity touched 14 of 14 Massachusetts counties over that period.
- The most impacted county in Massachusetts was Worcester, with 78 events.
- The busiest day by event count in Massachusetts was February 23, 2026, with 43 events.
Massachusetts storm activity at a glance (last 12 months)
StormAuditor's consolidated public record currently shows 577 storm events impacting 14 of Massachusetts's 14 counties in the trailing 12 months: 396 wind events, 84 hail events, 4 tornado events, 93 flood events. Every count includes NWS warnings as well as observed reports, so tornado events mean tornado warnings and reports, not confirmed tornadoes.
Events are fused from National Weather Service warnings and Special Weather Statements, observed Local Storm Reports, official NCEI storm records, and FEMA disaster declarations, then consolidated into a single event table under the published methodology.
Wind covers thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind alike, so these counts measure something different from the NCEI entry counts in the history section below; the two are not comparable year to year. State totals also count NWS Special Weather Statements (radar-indicated hail or gusts below warning level); city pages leave those out.
Busiest days in Massachusetts by event count
Ranked by the number of 12-month events, NWS warnings included, so a day with many warnings can outrank a day with larger hail.
- February 23, 2026 — 43 events incl. warnings (wind)
- September 27, 2026 — 38 events incl. warnings (flood, wind)
- September 26, 2026 — 29 events incl. warnings (flood, wind)
- June 18, 2026 — 28 events incl. warnings (hail, tornado, wind)
- May 19, 2026 — 28 events incl. warnings (hail, wind)
Most impacted counties
Events of every type for each county — wind, hail, tornado and flood, NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements included. City pages count wind and hail events only, so a county number on a city page is never higher than the number here.
- Worcester — 78 events
- Hampden — 57 events
- Berkshire — 56 events
- Plymouth — 46 events
- Bristol — 44 events
- Barnstable — 42 events
- Norfolk — 42 events
- Middlesex — 39 events
Additional activity recorded under other NWS area names (forecast zones, tribal lands, and former census areas): Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (1).
How these numbers are counted
The storm numbers on this page are counted in four different ways, plus the free address check. Each answers a different question with its own size cutoffs, area and time span, so compare numbers within one group, not across groups.
- Storm days (latest hail and wind): A day in the last 12 months when at least one report anywhere in Massachusetts showed hail 0.75 in. or larger or wind of 45 mph or more (StormAuditor screening thresholds). Reports are NWS storm reports from spotters, the public and officials, plus weather-station gusts, which count from 50 mph. A warning on its own never makes a storm day. The "City pages hit" column and each city's last reported hail apply the same rule within 25 miles of the city. The statewide columns count reports inside Massachusetts only. City pages count reports within 25 miles of each city, which can reach into a neighboring state; those values name the other state, so a border city's value for a day can be higher than the Massachusetts value.
- Storm-date pages (NWS severe): A storm-date page is published only when at least one report or station gust within 25 miles of a city met the National Weather Service severe criteria (hail 1.00 in. or larger, or wind 58 mph or more), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Not every storm day gets a page; when one does, the page and the storm-day table show the same largest hail and strongest gust.
- Events (12-month counts): Events count the Massachusetts storm log: NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements (a lower-level NWS alert), storm reports (wind 50 mph+, hail 0.75 in.+), station gusts, NCEI entries and FEMA disaster declarations, for each county affected, floods included. One event is one place on one day, counted separately for each type (wind, hail, tornado, flood). A weather station or storm-report point counts once a day, at that day's highest reading, however many readings it filed; a place with hail and wind on the same day is two events. NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements count once per county per day, and NCEI entries and FEMA declarations once per place per day. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. The same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI) is one record. The most impacted counties list uses this count. City pages count only wind and hail within 25 miles and leave out floods and Special Weather Statements, so city counts do not add up to the state total, and a city page's county count is a wind-and-hail count that is never higher than the same county's number here.
- NOAA history (since 2010): The official NOAA storm record (NCEI Storm Events) in Massachusetts from January 1, 2010 to the day before the 12-month window starts: hail 0.50 in.+, thunderstorm wind 40 mph+ and tornadoes. It is a separate, older record with its own "storm days" (days with any entry), so its counts are not compared with the 12-month numbers.
- Free Report Snapshot: A free YES/NO estimate for one address, from radar and wind analysis at the property rather than area reports, at the same screening thresholds: hail 0.75 in. or wind 45 mph.
Full method: Methodology and Data Sources.
Massachusetts hail and wind history in NOAA NCEI records, 2010–Oct. 2025
This section covers January 1, 2010 through October 20, 2025. Storms from October 21, 2025 on are in the 12-month summary above, so no date is counted in both.
Thunderstorm wind outnumbers hail about 4.8 to 1 here: 3,307 wind reports against 682 hail reports. In all: 4,053 NCEI Storm Events entries in Massachusetts, spread over 345 storm days.
Hail peaks in August (26% of all hail reports), while thunderstorm wind reports cluster in July. December through February accounts for 8 storm days.
The most storm days came in 2021, with 33; the fewest in a full year was 15, in 2024. Across 2022–2024, Massachusetts averaged 17 storm days a year, below the 15-year average of 22.
On June 1, 2011, 4.00 in. (grapefruit size) hail was reported in Berkshire County — the largest in these records for Massachusetts. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 7 different years of this record, the latest being 2024. The strongest measured thunderstorm gust was 87 mph on October 7, 2020 in Hampshire County. NCEI also lists 64 tornado entries in Massachusetts — one entry per county a tornado crossed.
- Average: 22 storm days a year (2010–2024)
- July and August: 51% of all hail reports
- Most hail reports in one year: 109 in 2011
- Hail of 1 in. or larger reported in every full year, 2010–2024
| Year | Hail reports | Thunderstorm wind reports | Tornado entries | Storm days | Largest hail | Strongest measured gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 43 | 204 | 0 | 23 | 1.75 in. | 70 mph |
| 2011 | 109 | 125 | 5 | 19 | 4.00 in. | 67 mph |
| 2012 | 63 | 81 | 1 | 21 | 2.00 in. | — |
| 2013 | 35 | 81 | 2 | 26 | 2.25 in. | 59 mph |
| 2014 | 58 | 156 | 3 | 20 | 1.75 in. | 62 mph |
| 2015 | 77 | 165 | 2 | 21 | 2.00 in. | 69 mph |
| 2016 | 12 | 337 | 1 | 23 | 1.00 in. | 63 mph |
| 2017 | 67 | 153 | 2 | 20 | 1.25 in. | 69 mph |
| 2018 | 5 | 112 | 7 | 24 | 1.50 in. | 58 mph |
| 2019 | 35 | 163 | 3 | 24 | 2.00 in. | 72 mph |
| 2020 | 45 | 325 | 3 | 27 | 2.00 in. | 87 mph |
| 2021 | 50 | 506 | 12 | 33 | 1.75 in. | 75 mph |
| 2022 | 10 | 310 | 0 | 16 | 1.00 in. | 64 mph |
| 2023 | 22 | 304 | 16 | 20 | 1.00 in. | 66 mph |
| 2024 | 36 | 127 | 2 | 15 | 2.00 in. | 70 mph |
| 2025 through Oct. 20 | 15 | 158 | 5 | 13 | 1.50 in. | 64 mph |
Counties with the most NCEI storm reports, 2010–Oct. 2025
| County | All entries | Hail | Thunderstorm wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester County | 613 | 133 | 459 |
| Middlesex County | 554 | 75 | 473 |
| Berkshire County | 534 | 49 | 483 |
| Hampden County | 438 | 103 | 331 |
| Franklin County | 412 | 45 | 365 |
| Hampshire County | 358 | 66 | 291 |
| Essex County | 271 | 57 | 214 |
| Norfolk County | 229 | 31 | 189 |
| Bristol County | 207 | 45 | 155 |
| Plymouth County | 194 | 44 | 147 |
Download this history: CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-history/ma.json (free, open license, cite StormAuditor).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado entries; hail 0.50 in. or larger, wind 40 mph or more; wind converted from knots).
Massachusetts storm history questions, 2010–Oct. 2025
How big did hail get in Massachusetts, 2010–Oct. 2025?
4.00 in., grapefruit size, reported on June 1, 2011 in Berkshire County, per NCEI. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 7 years of this record in all, most recently 2019, 2020 and 2024.
Which year had the most storm days in Massachusetts, 2010–Oct. 2025?
2021, with 33 storm days (50 hail reports, 506 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 tornado entries). The 15-year average is 22 storm days.
How many hail reports does Massachusetts see in a typical year?
About 44 hail reports a year (2010–2024 average), with 1-inch or larger hail reported every year. Thunderstorm wind averages 210 reports a year.
What month has the most hail in Massachusetts?
August has the most hail reports (176, 2010–Oct. 2025), followed by July (175) and June (171).
What is the strongest measured thunderstorm gust in Massachusetts, 2010–Oct. 2025?
87 mph, measured on October 7, 2020 in Hampshire County. Only gusts NCEI lists as measured count here; gusts measured on a date and county with a tornado entry, and entries of 120 knots or more (known entry errors), are left out.
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Sources: NWS alerts (api.weather.gov) · NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · ASOS/AWOS station gusts via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database · every StormAuditor data source.
Download the Massachusetts dataset (free)
The full consolidated Massachusetts event list for the trailing 12 months — dates, counties, hazard types, severities, measured gusts and hail sizes, with coordinates; source records deduplicated, and each NWS warning product listed per affected county — downloads free and stays current with the live record: download CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-data/ma.json. Free to reuse under the data license; the JSON file carries a field dictionary and provenance notes.
Research a specific Massachusetts address
Statewide counts tell you where activity concentrated; they do not tell you what happened at one property. For an individual address:
- Run the Free Report Snapshot — an instant YES/NO against StormAuditor's screening thresholds (wind ≥ 45 mph, hail ≥ 0.75 in., deliberately below the official NWS severe criteria).
- Use the Address Lookup for warnings, storm reports, and station observations at the address.
- Buy a full Weather Report for $2.99 covering every qualifying storm date at the address.
Browse day-by-day activity on the Storm Calendar (Pro plans and higher) or compare states on the Storm Data hub.
All values are derived from public NOAA and NWS data under StormAuditor's published methodology (see Limitations). Data last refreshed October 21, 2026.
See where recent storms tracked on the statewide Massachusetts hail map and wind map (the Hail and Wind Explorers, included with Pro+ and Organization plans), or check the county impact heatmap (free with an account).
Massachusetts cities A–Z: last reported hail
- Boston hail & wind history — no 0.75 in.+ hail reported within 25 miles in 12 months
- Springfield hail & wind history — no 0.75 in.+ hail reported within 25 miles in 12 months
- Worcester hail & wind history — no 0.75 in.+ hail reported within 25 miles in 12 months
Neighboring states: Connecticut storm data · New Hampshire storm data · New York storm data · Rhode Island storm data · Vermont storm data
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Storm-day records in Massachusetts
The newest storm-date pages for Massachusetts cities: a report or station gust within 25 miles of the city met NWS severe criteria (hail 1.00 in.+ or wind 58 mph+), with at least two separate observations. Each page lists the reports, station gusts and a free way to check one address:
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