Tornado History Map

Hampshire County, Massachusetts tornado history

13 tornadoes recorded in or across Hampshire County from 1954 to 2017, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Hampshire County

The Storm Prediction Center records 13 tornadoes whose paths touched Hampshire County, Massachusetts between 1954 and 2017. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 13 September 1971. The most recent was on 25 February 2017.

  • 13tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 247per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Hampshire County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0215%
F1 / EF1646%
F2 / EF2431%
F3 / EF318%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Hampshire County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 1960s.1950s31960s51970s11980s12000s12010s2

The 2010s only run to 2017, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s5
1970s1
1980s1
2000s1
2010s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Jul.Jan0Feb1Mar0Apr0May2Jun1Jul4Aug3Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar0
Apr0
May2
Jun1
Jul4
Aug3
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Hampshire County

  • Strongest: Massachusetts tornado13 September 1971, F3, 0.5 miles long
  • Longest path: Massachusetts tornado11 August 1966, F2, 5.6 miles long
  • Most recent: Massachusetts tornado25 February 2017, EF1, 2.9 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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