250
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Norfolk County, Massachusetts: 250 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #688 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Norfolk County, Massachusetts: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Norfolk County is the 2010s, when 79 of the county's 250 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Norfolk County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 44.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #688 for this hazard and #8 within Massachusetts, putting it in the 78.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Norfolk County with 77 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2025 | EAST WALPOLE | 50 | $100 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | RANDOLPH | 50 | $5K |
| Aug 14, 2025 | CANTON | 50 | $800 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | WALPOLE | 50 | $800 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | WRENTHAM | 55 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | WELLESLEY FELLS | 50 | $200 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | BLACK ROCK | 50 | $2K |
| Sep 9, 2023 | FOXVALE | 50 | $1K |
| Sep 9, 2023 | PLAINVILLE | 50 | $3K |
| Aug 18, 2023 | WEYMOUTH | 50 | $3K |
Other hazards here
More from Norfolk County
- Flood 86
- Hail 82
- Lightning 56
- Flash Flood 51
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
In Medfield, a large tree was down on Lowell Mason Road. A large tree was down on Main Street. A large tree was down on Pound Street. Three large trees were down into the back part of an apartment house on Wilkins Glen Road.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Norfolk County, Massachusetts?
250 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Norfolk County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Norfolk County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Norfolk County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Norfolk County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/massachusetts/norfolk-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.