194
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
62
Direct injuries
$5.1M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Plymouth County, Massachusetts: 194 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #1,087 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Plymouth County, Massachusetts: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Plymouth County is the 2020s, when 60 of the county's 194 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 Plymouth County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 44.3% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,087 for this hazard and #9 within Massachusetts, putting it in the 65.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Plymouth County with 69 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1997 | HULL | 90 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| May 21, 1996 | BROCKTON | 90 | 0 | 60 | $4.0M |
| Jun 20, 2010 | HINGHAM | 59 | 0 | 2 | $50K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2025 | NORTHVILLE | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 25, 2025 | BISBEE CORNER | 50 | $300 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | BISBEE CORNER | 50 | $300 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | MIDDLEBORO | 50 | $300 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | HANOVER CENTER | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | LIBERTY PLAIN | 50 | $300 |
| Jul 4, 2025 | WHITE IS SHRS | 50 | $4K |
| Jul 4, 2025 | HOLLY WOODS | 54 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | SCOTLAND | 50 | $200 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | WEST DUXBURY | 50 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Plymouth County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
In Middleborough, a microburst with winds estimated around 75 mph knocked down multiple trees on a KOA Campground, several of which fell onto cabins, RV campers, and cars. Amazingly, there were no injuries. Just south of the campground, a tree was down on a house on Plymouth Street, with its branches piercing the roof. A large tree was down on wires on Wareham Street at Margery Street. A large tree was down on Harding Street.
Numerous trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds throughout Brockton. This includes trees and wires on Warren Avenue in front of the Boys and Girls Club, near the high school, on Route 14, on French and Perkins Avenues, and on Ash Street. One of these trees fell on a dentists office on South Street in the Campello neighborhood.
Numerous trees, limbs, wires, and utility poles were downed across Hingham, including one that hit a person, injuring the person. Also, a tent blowing around hit a person, resulting in minor injury. An amateur radio operator recorded a wind gust of 68 mph on their home weather station near Hingham Harbor.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Plymouth County, Massachusetts?
194 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Plymouth County between 1961 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Plymouth County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Plymouth County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Plymouth 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 Plymouth County, Massachusetts.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/massachusetts/plymouth-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.