Worcester County tornado history

54 tornadoes touched Worcester County, Massachusetts between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 9, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 100 and injured 1,470 people.

54tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

100killed · 1,470 injured

37.6 milongest path · 2011

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F125

(E)F29

(E)F34

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 9, 1953	F4	34.9 mi	900 yd	1,228	94
Jun 1, 2011	EF3	37.6 mi	880 yd	200	3
Oct 3, 1970	F3	35.4 mi	60 yd	0	1
Jun 9, 1953	F3	28 mi	667 yd	17	0
Jun 22, 1981	F3	7.1 mi	167 yd	3	0
Aug 10, 1979	F2	9.7 mi	30 yd	2	2
Aug 9, 1972	F2	9.7 mi	10 yd	1	0
Oct 12, 1962	F2	4.1 mi	133 yd	0	0
May 20, 1963	F2	3.8 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 20, 1963	F2	1.5 mi	33 yd	0	0
Aug 31, 1966	F2	1 mi	67 yd	0	0
Jul 5, 1957	F2	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Sep 6, 2025	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 6, 2025	EF0	0.1 mi	100 yd	0
Sep 6, 2025	EF0	0.1 mi	100 yd	0
Sep 6, 2025	EF0	0.6 mi	150 yd	0
Jul 16, 2023	EF0	2 mi	250 yd	0
Aug 23, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 19, 2021	EF0	4.6 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 19, 2021	EF0	0.5 mi	35 yd	0
Oct 23, 2018	EF1	0.8 mi	350 yd	0
Oct 23, 2018	EF0	1 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 4, 2018	EF1	0.5 mi	300 yd	1
Jul 26, 2018	EF1	4.4 mi	200 yd	0

Deadliest: Jun 9, 1953, F4, 94 killed.

Nearby counties

Middlesex County, MA21 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT10 Providence County, RI13 Hampshire County, MA10 Hampden County, MA20 Franklin County, MA25 Norfolk County, MA15 Hillsborough County, NH20

Questions

How many tornadoes has Worcester County, Massachusetts had?

54 tornadoes touched Worcester County, Massachusetts between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Worcester County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 9, 1953, with a 34.9-mile path and 94 deaths.

When is tornado season in Worcester County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (17 of 54). 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).