98
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$155K
Property damage
Hail in Essex County, Massachusetts: 98 recorded events between 1957 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #1,457 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Essex County, Massachusetts: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Essex County is the 2010s, when 39 of the county's 98 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 Essex County archive, hail makes up 14.8% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,457 for this hazard and #7 within Massachusetts, putting it in the 53.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Essex County with 44 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 8, 2023 | SHAWSHEEN VLG | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | GEORGETOWN | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | HAVERHILL | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | MERRIMAC | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2021 | METHUEN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | NEWBURYPORT | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | AYERS VLG | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 23, 2020 | LYNN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2020 | LYNN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2020 | HAVERHILL | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Essex County
- Thunderstorm Wind 346
- Flood 82
- Flash Flood 55
- Lightning 49
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Two trees down in Salem Willows Park. Numerous dime-size hail stones fell at approximately 1845 EST in West Peabody with one or two stones just under the size of a quarter as measured by the son of a NWS meteorologist. Rainfall in Peabody was 1.68 inches.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Essex County, Massachusetts?
98 hail events are recorded in Essex County between 1957 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Essex County?
The strongest hail on record in Essex County measured 3.5.
Where does the hail data for Essex 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
“Hail in Essex County, Massachusetts.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/massachusetts/essex-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.