Hail and tornadoes in Norfolk County, MA
Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Norfolk County, MA on 7 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Thu, Aug 14, 2025. 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 75 hail reports in Norfolk County, MA on 44 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near West Medway, on Sun, Jun 28, 2020.
By decade: 1990s: 12 · 2000s: 34 · 2010s: 21 · 2020s: 8
Tornadoes since 1950
8 tornadoes have touched Norfolk County, MA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Fri, Aug 18, 2023 · EF1 · 0.35 mi long, 100 yd wide · near South Weymouth Nas
- Sat, Aug 21, 2004 · F1 · 6 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Franklin
- Fri, Aug 18, 2023 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 35 yd wide · near Stoughton
- Sat, Jul 29, 2023 · EF0 · 0.16 mi long, 25 yd wide · near East Foxboro
- Wed, Oct 7, 2020 · EF0 · 0.53 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Millis
Most recent
- Fri, Aug 18, 2023 · EF1 · 0.35 mi long, 100 yd wide · near South Weymouth Nas
- Fri, Aug 18, 2023 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 35 yd wide · near Stoughton
- Sat, Jul 29, 2023 · EF0 · 0.16 mi long, 25 yd wide · near East Foxboro
- Wed, Oct 7, 2020 · EF0 · 0.53 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Millis
- Tue, Jun 23, 2015 · EF0 · 0.48 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Wrentham
- Thu, May 9, 2013 · EF0 · 0.38 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Stoughton
- Sat, Aug 21, 2004 · F1 · 6 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Franklin
- Sat, Jun 30, 2001 · F0 · 0.1 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Bellingham
By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 4
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since October 2020
- Thu, Aug 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 N Walpole, MA)
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Sep 9, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (WEYMOUTH, MA)
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.