Hampshire County tornado history

10 tornadoes touched Hampshire County, Massachusetts between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Sep 13, 1971).

10tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
5.6 milongest path · 1966
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F00
(E)F16
(E)F23
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Sep 13, 1971F30.5 mi10 yd00
Aug 11, 1966F25.6 mi67 yd00
Jul 21, 1961F24.9 mi167 yd00
Aug 14, 1958F21 mi67 yd00
Feb 25, 2017EF12.9 mi100 yd00
Aug 16, 1954F12 mi33 yd00
May 27, 1965F11.3 mi33 yd00
Jul 5, 1957F11 mi10 yd00
Jun 2, 2000F10.5 mi10 yd00
Jul 5, 1984F10.3 mi30 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Feb 25, 2017EF12.9 mi100 yd00
Jun 2, 2000F10.5 mi10 yd00
Jul 5, 1984F10.3 mi30 yd00
Sep 13, 1971F30.5 mi10 yd00
Aug 11, 1966F25.6 mi67 yd00
May 27, 1965F11.3 mi33 yd00
Jul 21, 1961F24.9 mi167 yd00
Aug 14, 1958F21 mi67 yd00
Jul 5, 1957F11 mi10 yd00
Aug 16, 1954F12 mi33 yd00

Nearby counties

Hampden County, MA20Franklin County, MA25Berkshire County, MA18Capitol Planning Region, CT32Worcester County, MA54Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT30Windham County, VT5Cheshire County, NH18

Questions

How many tornadoes has Hampshire County, Massachusetts had?

10 tornadoes touched Hampshire County, Massachusetts between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Hampshire County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Sep 13, 1971, with a 0.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Hampshire County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (3 of 10). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).