Hail and tornadoes in Berkshire County, MA
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Berkshire County, MA on 26 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Wed, Jun 30, 2021. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 2 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 144 hail reports in Berkshire County, MA on 77 days, 4 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 4 in, near East Windsor, on Wed, Jun 1, 2011.
By decade: 1990s: 29 · 2000s: 67 · 2010s: 42 · 2020s: 6
Tornadoes since 1950
9 tornadoes have touched Berkshire County, MA since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 3 and injured 24.
Strongest
- Mon, May 29, 1995 · F4 · 300 mi long, 12 yd wide · near N. Egremont · 3 deaths, 24 injuries
- Thu, Jul 3, 1997 · F2 · 4.5 mi long, 600 yd wide · near Monterey
- Thu, Jul 3, 1997 · F2 · 3.7 mi long, 600 yd wide · near West Otis
- Sun, Jul 27, 2014 · EF1 · 0.25 mi long, 20 yd wide · near North Adams Jct
- Thu, Jul 3, 1997 · F1 · 1.3 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Florida
Most recent
- Sun, Aug 2, 2020 · EF0 · 0.25 mi long, 100 yd wide · near New Boston
- Sun, Jul 27, 2014 · EF1 · 0.25 mi long, 20 yd wide · near North Adams Jct
- Wed, Jun 29, 2005 · F0 · 200 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Great Barrington
- Fri, Aug 20, 2004 · F0 · 1 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Pittsfield
- Thu, Jul 3, 1997 · F1 · 0.5 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Richmond
- Thu, Jul 3, 1997 · F2 · 3.7 mi long, 600 yd wide · near West Otis
- Thu, Jul 3, 1997 · F2 · 4.5 mi long, 600 yd wide · near Monterey
- Thu, Jul 3, 1997 · F1 · 1.3 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Florida
- Mon, May 29, 1995 · F4 · 300 mi long, 12 yd wide · near N. Egremont · 3 deaths, 24 injuries
By decade: 1990s: 5 · 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 1 · 2020s: 1
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Sat, Jul 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Sep 6, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (1 W Sheffield, MA)
- Sat, May 17, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Lenox, MA)
- Sat, Jun 22, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Sep 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 21, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 13, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Sep 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 6, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 30, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Apr 21, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.