Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

82

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$0

Property damage

Hail in Norfolk County, Massachusetts: 82 recorded events between 1965 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,675 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Norfolk County, Massachusetts: events per decade

Hail in Norfolk County, Massachusetts: recorded events per decade
Hail in Norfolk County, Massachusetts: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Norfolk County is the 2000s, when 34 of the county's 82 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, hail makes up 14.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,675 for this hazard and #8 within Massachusetts, putting it in the 46.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

0Jan
0Feb
0Mar
1Apr
16May
28Jun
19Jul
16Aug
2Sep
0Oct
0Nov
0Dec

Jun is the peak month for hail in Norfolk County with 28 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

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Aug 15, 2024WINSLOWS1$0
Aug 15, 2024WINSLOWS1$0
Aug 15, 2024WINSLOWS1$0
Jun 2, 2023WEST MEDWAY0.75$0
Jul 7, 2021WEYMOUTH1$0
Jun 28, 2020WEST MEDWAY2$0
Jun 28, 2020FRANKLIN1$0
Jun 28, 2020WINSLOWS1$0
Jun 30, 2019SOUTH BRAINTREE0.75$0
Aug 4, 2015BROOKLINE1.5$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many hail events are on record in Norfolk County, Massachusetts?

82 hail events are recorded in Norfolk County between 1965 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Norfolk County?

The strongest hail on record in Norfolk County measured 2.

Where does the hail 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.

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“Hail in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/massachusetts/norfolk-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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