Hail and tornadoes in Worcester County, MA

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Worcester County, MA on 16 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Wed, Aug 25, 2021. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 7 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

3+ in

Wed, Aug 25, 2021

Largest reported

1.25 in

Sat, Jul 17, 2021

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.

Radar-estimated hail on Wed, Aug 25, 2021 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Wed, Aug 25, 2021: radar-estimated hail around Worcester County, MA, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 183 hail reports in Worcester County, MA on 75 days, 3 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Millbury, on Wed, Jun 1, 2011.

By decade: 2000s: 56 · 2010s: 107 · 2020s: 20

Tornadoes since 1950

18 tornadoes have touched Worcester County, MA since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.

Strongest

Wed, Jun 1, 2011 · EF3 · 6.06 mi long, 880 yd wide · near Fiskdale
Tue, Oct 23, 2018 · EF1 · 0.8 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Hardwick
Sat, Aug 4, 2018 · EF1 · 0.47 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Webster · 1 injury
Thu, Jul 26, 2018 · EF1 · 4.4 mi long, 200 yd wide · near East Douglas
Thu, Jul 26, 2018 · EF1 · 1.04 mi long, 100 yd wide · near West Upton

Most recent

Sat, Sep 6, 2025 · EF0 · 0.6 mi long, 150 yd wide · near West Berlin
Sat, Sep 6, 2025 · EF0 · 0.15 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Holden
Sat, Sep 6, 2025 · EF0 · 0.13 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Paxton
Sat, Sep 6, 2025 · EF0 · 0.17 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Paxton
Sun, Jul 16, 2023 · EF0 · 2.02 mi long, 250 yd wide · near North Brookfield
Mon, Aug 23, 2021 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide · near East Bolton
Thu, Aug 19, 2021 · EF0 · 0.54 mi long, 35 yd wide · near Clinton
Thu, Aug 19, 2021 · EF0 · 1.89 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Webster
Tue, Oct 23, 2018 · EF0 · 1 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Hubbardston
Tue, Oct 23, 2018 · EF1 · 0.8 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Hardwick

By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 9 · 2020s: 8

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Tue, May 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Sep 6, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1 in (4 NW Ashburnham, MA)
Thu, Jun 5, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 8, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1 in (West Brookfield, MA)
- 1 in (West Brookfield, MA)
Mon, Aug 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Rutland, MA)
- 1 in (Oakham, MA)
Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 SE Hubbardston, MA)
- 1 in (1 E Fiskdale, MA)
Fri, Sep 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Sterling, MA)
- 1 in (West Brookfield, MA)
Fri, Jul 21, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 6, 2023
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Charlton, MA)
Fri, Jun 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 26, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 25, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 17, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (BERLIN, MA)
Wed, Jul 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 30, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 16, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.

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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.