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Boston storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Boston, MA, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

Live alerts for Boston, MA

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    Severe weather in Boston by the numbers

    9.7severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    2.1hail days a year
    6storm reports in the last 12 months
    2.00″biggest hail since 2016 (Jun 28, 2020)
    6tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF1

    Boston gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 602 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 45 hail reports, 551 damaging-wind reports and 6 tornado reports. On average that is 9.7 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 77% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 0 hail reports, 6 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Boston.

    Latest storm reports near Boston

    DateReportWhere
    Aug 8, 2026Damaging wind20 mi N · Essex Co.
    Jul 16, 2026Damaging wind8 mi N · Middlesex Co.
    May 19, 2026Damaging wind10 mi SW · Norfolk Co.
    Sep 6, 2025Damaging wind11 mi NE
    Aug 14, 2025Damaging wind14 mi S
    Aug 14, 2025Hail 1.50″16 mi SE
    Aug 13, 2025Damaging wind23 mi NE
    Jul 25, 2025Damaging wind3 mi NE
    Jul 20, 2025Damaging wind1 mi SW
    Jun 6, 2025Hail 1.00″24 mi NW

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    030619212216: 6 hail16: 111 damaging wind16: 1 tornado1617: 11 hail17: 63 damaging wind1718: 30 damaging wind1819: 3 hail19: 43 damaging wind1920: 12 hail20: 109 damaging wind20: 1 tornado2021: 4 hail21: 59 damaging wind21: 1 tornado2122: 2 hail22: 40 damaging wind2223: 2 hail23: 41 damaging wind23: 3 tornado2324: 3 hail24: 16 damaging wind2425: 2 hail25: 33 damaging wind2526: 6 damaging wind26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Boston

    060119178238Jan: 0JanFeb: 35FebMar: 7MarApr: 0AprMay: 26MayJun: 136JunJul: 238JulAug: 92AugSep: 51SepOct: 15OctNov: 2NovDec: 0Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Boston

    Boston averages 2.1 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.00 inches — about the size of a hen egg — reported 24 miles from the city centre on Jun 28, 2020. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Boston

    There have been 6 tornado reports within 25 miles of Boston since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (Aug 18, 2023, 14 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Storm trackers near Boston

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    Questions about storms in Boston

    Does Boston get a lot of severe storms?

    Boston averages 9.7 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Boston?

    Most severe-weather reports around Boston come in June, July, August.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Boston?

    2.00 inches (hen egg size) on Jun 28, 2020, 24 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Boston?

    Yes — 6 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on Aug 18, 2023.

    How do I get storm alerts for Boston?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Boston, MA. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Boston, MA. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 1, 2026.