653
Recorded events
3
Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
$1.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Berkshire County, Massachusetts: 653 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #43 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Berkshire County, Massachusetts: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Berkshire County is the 2010s, when 207 of the county's 653 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 Berkshire County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 65.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #43 for this hazard and #2 within Massachusetts, putting it in the 98.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Berkshire County with 211 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2022 | WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 50 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 7, 2020 | GREAT BARRINGTON ARP | 45 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 1995 | Otis | 80 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 21, 2009 | LENOX | 60 | 0 | 3 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2011 | LENOX | 50 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2008 | GREAT BARRINGTON | 50 | 0 | 1 | $8K |
| Jul 15, 1995 | Pittsfield | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | LEE | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | (PSF)PITTSFIELD ARPT | 51 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | LANESBOROUGH | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | LENOX | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | EAST OTIS | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | COLD SPGS | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | MILL RIVER | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | MILL RIVER | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | SHEFFIELD | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Berkshire County
- Hail 177
- Flash Flood 108
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Lenox Police reported that a 56 year old man was killed when a large tree came down in the travel line onto his pickup truck at the intersection of Route 7 and Old Stockbridge Road. Report was obtained via a local newspaper.
An estimated one thousand or more trees and branches were snapped or uprooted around the Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, north of of the Town of Lenox. Damage was also observed along the trails as well as a window breaking in the office. Preliminary damage estimates were up to $500,000.
A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team found straight line wind damage in North Adams. Most of the damage was confined to a one half mile, by two block area on the campus of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.||Significant roof damage occurred to three college dormitories, mostly from tin flashing that was torn off due to the strong winds. In addition, several trees and large tree limbs were also downed, one of which smashed a car in the parking lot near the alumni office on Montana Street. Approximately 400 students were evacuated due to the damage.||The damage was consistent with maximum wind speeds of near 100 MPH.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Berkshire County, Massachusetts?
653 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Berkshire County between 1956 and 2026, causing 3 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Berkshire County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Berkshire County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Berkshire 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 Berkshire County, Massachusetts.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/massachusetts/berkshire-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.