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Hail dates in Worcester County, Massachusetts
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Worcester County on 21 days since 2016 (40 separate reports, 24 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 1.75" (golf ball) on March 29, 2020; the most recent hail was September 6, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Worcester County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | In Ashburnham, 1 inch hail fell. |
| 2025-05-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail fell in West Brookfield. |
| 2024-08-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | In Oakham, 1 inch hail fell. |
| 2024-05-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | In Hubbardston quarter sized hail fell. |
| 2023-09-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | In West Brookfield, there was quarter size hail. |
| 2023-06-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | At 322 PM EDT (222 PM EST), quarter size hail was reported by a NWS employee traveling on the Mass Pike in Charlton. |
| 2022-07-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | In Athol, quarter size hail was reported... street was unspecified. |
| 2021-07-17 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | In Berlin, half dollar size hail was reported. |
| 2020-10-07 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Dime size hail was reported in Rutland. |
| 2020-08-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | In Worcester, quarter sized hail was reported. |
| 2020-07-14 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | In Ashburnham, dime size hail was reported. |
| 2020-05-15 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Dime size hail was reported in Ashburnham. |
| 2020-03-29 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Golf ball size hail was reported via amateur radio at 756 PM EST in Worcester. It began with dime size hail at 753 PM EST. |
| 2019-07-31 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail. |
| 2019-06-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | There were two reports of hail in Shrewsbury MA. One-inch diameter hail fell at 12:45 PM EST, and three-quarter inch hail fell at 12:43 PM. |
| 2019-06-29 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | At 2:10 PM EST, a member of the general public reported three-quarter inch diameter hail in Warren. |
| 2019-04-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | The public reported golf ball size hail in Warren. |
| 2018-10-23 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Penny-size hail fell on Hubbardston. |
| 2017-08-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | At 406 PM EST and 411 PM EST one-inch diameter hail was reported in Milford. |
| 2017-07-12 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | At Noon EST, one and one-quarter inch diameter hail fell at Milford. One-inch diameter hail fell at Milford at 1157 AM. |
| 2017-06-27 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 10 | At 301 PM, an amateur radio operator reported 1.25 inch diameter hail at Leicester. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2020 | 5 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2017 | 3 | 12 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
Damaging wind in Worcester County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 302 reports since 2016, strongest 81 mph. 13 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-22 | 81 mph | 5 | A concentrated area of wind damage in Westborough was found by an NWS storm survey team around Chauncy and Oak Streets and extended ENE t… |
| 2020-10-07 | 75 mph | 15 | In Webster, a tree was on 3rd Street, on Loveland Street, and a tree was down on a house on Anthony Street. |
| 2022-08-05 | 69 mph | 1 | In Southborough, many large trees and limbs were down between Route 9 and Route 30. |Parkerville Road and Deerfoot Road were closed. Rep… |
| 2024-07-17 | 64 mph | 3 | In Holden, a 65 mph gust was reported. |
| 2021-07-27 | 64 mph | 12 | In Holden, a trained spotter reported a gust to 65 mph. There had been a gust to 60 mph 12 minutes earlier at the same location. |
| 2020-08-23 | 63 mph | 16 | In Barre, a large tree was down on Loring Rd in the area of South St. A tree was down on Root Rd at South St. A tree and wires were down … |
| 2020-05-15 | 63 mph | 3 | The Worcester Airport (KORH) recorded a gust to 63 mph at 741 PM EST. |
| 2019-07-17 | 63 mph | 10 | In Westborough, large trees were downed at Bowman Street at Olde Coach Road. Other large trees were downed on Upton Road. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Worcester County?
September 6, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 1.75" (golf ball) on March 29, 2020.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
Nearby counties
Middlesex County, MA (33 mi) · Hampshire County, MA (35 mi) · Hampden County, MA (41 mi) · Hillsborough County, NH (42 mi) · Franklin County, MA (44 mi) · Cheshire County, NH (47 mi) · Hartford County, CT (53 mi) · Plymouth County, MA (59 mi)
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