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Storm tracker · Worcester, MA

Worcester storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

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

Live alerts for Worcester, MA

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    Severe weather in Worcester by the numbers

    9.6severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    2.2hail days a year
    16storm reports in the last 12 months
    2.00″biggest hail since 2016 (Jun 28, 2020)
    18tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF1

    Worcester gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 487 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 51 hail reports, 418 damaging-wind reports and 18 tornado reports. On average that is 9.6 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 66% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 0 hail reports, 16 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Worcester.

    Latest storm reports near Worcester

    DateReportWhere
    Oct 16, 2026Damaging wind22 mi W · Worcester Co.
    Aug 8, 2026Damaging wind24 mi SW · Windham Co.
    Aug 7, 2026Damaging wind18 mi SW · Worcester Co.
    Jul 28, 2026Damaging wind23 mi W · Worcester Co.
    Jul 2, 2026Damaging wind15 mi S · Worcester Co.
    Jul 1, 2026Damaging wind17 mi S · Worcester Co.
    Jun 18, 2026Damaging wind13 mi NW · Worcester Co.
    Jun 6, 2026Damaging wind5 mi S · Worcester Co.
    May 19, 2026Damaging wind4 mi W · Worcester Co.
    Apr 14, 2026Damaging wind13 mi NW · Worcester 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

    02448719516: 68 damaging wind1617: 15 hail17: 21 damaging wind1718: 1 hail18: 28 damaging wind18: 6 tornado1819: 10 hail19: 36 damaging wind1920: 11 hail20: 83 damaging wind20: 1 tornado2021: 2 hail21: 48 damaging wind21: 5 tornado2122: 24 damaging wind2223: 5 hail23: 33 damaging wind23: 1 tornado2324: 5 hail24: 16 damaging wind2425: 2 hail25: 45 damaging wind25: 5 tornado2526: 16 damaging wind26
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    Storm season in Worcester

    03876115153Jan: 0JanFeb: 18FebMar: 9MarApr: 10AprMay: 38MayJun: 73JunJul: 153JulAug: 97AugSep: 55SepOct: 26OctNov: 8NovDec: 0Dec

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

    Hail in Worcester

    Worcester averages 2.2 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 20 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 Worcester

    There have been 18 tornado reports within 25 miles of Worcester since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (Oct 23, 2018, 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 Worcester

    Does Worcester get a lot of severe storms?

    Worcester averages 9.6 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 Worcester?

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

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Worcester?

    2.00 inches (hen egg size) on Jun 28, 2020, 20 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Worcester?

    Yes — 18 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on Oct 23, 2018.

    How do I get storm alerts for Worcester?

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