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Springfield storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

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

Live alerts for Springfield, MA

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    Severe weather in Springfield by the numbers

    12.4severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    4.0hail days a year
    24storm reports in the last 12 months
    2.50″biggest hail since 2016 (May 15, 2018)
    6tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF1

    Springfield gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 654 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 116 hail reports, 532 damaging-wind reports and 6 tornado reports. On average that is 12.4 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 63% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 0 hail reports, 24 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Springfield.

    Latest storm reports near Springfield

    DateReportWhere
    Oct 16, 2026Damaging wind24 mi S · Hartford Co.
    Aug 13, 2026Damaging wind8 mi E · Hampden Co.
    Aug 8, 2026Damaging wind3 mi NW · Hampden Co.
    Aug 7, 2026Damaging wind11 mi S · Hartford Co.
    Jul 28, 2026Damaging wind19 mi E · Worcester Co.
    Jul 2, 2026Damaging wind11 mi N · Hampshire Co.
    Jul 1, 2026Damaging wind18 mi W · Hampden Co.
    Jun 30, 2026Damaging wind13 mi NW · Hampden Co.
    Jun 26, 2026Damaging wind7 mi NE · Hampden Co.
    May 19, 2026Damaging wind15 mi NE · Hampshire Co.

    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

    02448729616: 2 hail16: 69 damaging wind1617: 44 hail17: 20 damaging wind17: 1 tornado1718: 4 hail18: 26 damaging wind18: 2 tornado1819: 27 hail19: 36 damaging wind19: 1 tornado1920: 11 hail20: 76 damaging wind20: 1 tornado2021: 4 hail21: 91 damaging wind21: 1 tornado2122: 47 damaging wind2223: 4 hail23: 32 damaging wind2324: 13 hail24: 50 damaging wind2425: 7 hail25: 61 damaging wind2526: 24 damaging wind26
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    Storm season in Springfield

    04590136181Jan: 0JanFeb: 26FebMar: 3MarApr: 22AprMay: 84MayJun: 102JunJul: 181JulAug: 132AugSep: 58SepOct: 23OctNov: 19NovDec: 4Dec

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

    Hail in Springfield

    Springfield averages 4.0 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.50 inches — about the size of a tennis ball — reported 14 miles from the city centre on May 15, 2018. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Springfield

    There have been 6 tornado reports within 25 miles of Springfield since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (Sep 4, 2019, 22 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Questions about storms in Springfield

    Does Springfield get a lot of severe storms?

    Springfield averages 12.4 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 Springfield?

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

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Springfield?

    2.50 inches (tennis ball size) on May 15, 2018, 14 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Springfield?

    Yes — 6 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on Sep 4, 2019.

    How do I get storm alerts for Springfield?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Springfield, 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 Springfield, 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 27, 2026.