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Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
15
Tornado reports
82
Hail reports
137
Floods since 1996
566
All events
1
Deaths
$68.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Norfolk County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 15 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
A Flash Flood emergency occurred, with considerable damage in the vicinity of Norwood Hospital. Severe flooding, more than 4 feet deep, occurred in the basement of the hospital. The entire pharmacy inventory was destroyed. One hundred patients had to be evacuated. Numerous cars w…
Four to six inches of rain fell across Norfolk County, resulting in the Charles River at Dover and the Neponset River at Norwood rising to major flood. Several small streams rose above flood stage across Norfolk County, including the Charles River at Medway which set a record, th…
The Charles River at Dover and the Neponset River at Norwood both went into flood. The Neponset River rose to major flood stage, inundating the Norwood Memorial Airport with three and a half feet of water. This resulted in the power being shut off to the airport and the closure o…
F1 tornado
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Needham, a large tree branch was down on Great Plain Avenue.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Milton, a tree was down on a car on Ford Ranch Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Norfolk, wires were down on Cleveland St.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Sharon, a large tree was down across a driveway.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Walpole, a tree and wires were down on South St.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Stoughton, a tree and wires were down on Kenmore Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Randolph, a tree was down on a house on Howe Circle.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Wrentham, a mesonet station gusted to 63 mph.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Quincy, significant flooding was occurring on the southeast Expressway.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Walpole, a car was stuck in flooding in front of Town Hall.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Braintree, the off ramp of the southern Rotary was flooded and impassable.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Sharon, significant street flooding was reported on Canton St, Norwood St, Hampton Rd by Oak Hill Dr, and on Dean St at the railroad bridge. A car was stuck in flooding on Commercial St.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Randolph, north Main St. by Forest St was flooded and impassable.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Milton, Lincoln St was flooded and impassable.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Milton, flooding on I-93 southbound was up to the guardrail.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Quincy, I-93 northbound was closed due to flooding in the Furnace Brook area.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Weymouth, several vehicles were stranded in flood waters.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Braintree the Red Line T service was suspended between Quincy Adams and Braintree stops due to flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Weymouth, a car was stranded due to flooding at the intersection of Prince St and Lake St. The Weymouth Landing area was closed due to flooding.
Hail Hail
In Walpole 1 inch hail was reported.
Hail Hail
In Norwood, 1 inch hail was reported.
Hail Hail
In Norwood, 1 inch hail was reported.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Wellesley, a tree was down on Beverly Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Cohasset, a tree was down on wires on North Main St. On Hull St there was a tree down. A tree was down on Black Rock Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Plainville, trees were down at the 100 Block of High St.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Foxborough, there were trees down on Fisher St.
Flood Flood
In Foxborough, Cocasset St was flooded and closed.
Flood Flood
In Wrentham, David Brown Way was closed due to flooding.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Weymouth, numerous trees and wires were down across town.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A tornado briefly touched down in Stoughton on Eighth Street and Corbett Street. Sporadic damage along a short path included fallen trees, one of which fell onto a shed. Part of a fence was blown in.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A tornado touched down in Weymouth near the intersection of Pleasant and Torrey Streets. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. A home at the intersection of Burton Terrace and Torrey Street had about twenty singles torn from its roof. On Park Avenue, a three-inch diameter bra…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Foxborough, there was 1 foot of street flooding in the right lane of 495 south.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Canton, North Main St at Bay Rd was flooded.
Flood Flood
In Wellesley, Great Plain Ave was flooded in both directions.
Flood Flood
In Needham, there were several reports of flooding including on Great Plain Rd and on I-495.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Franklin, on the 300 Block of Union St, a 20-person tent was lofted into the air and wrapped around some power lines.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Tornado confirmed to have touched down in a small neighborhood in Foxboro near the Mansfield town line very close to the town of Easton. Several locations on a west to east path in the neighborhood had several large trees up to 2 feet in diameter snapped at the trunk. Observed tr…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Wellesley, the 300 block of Washington St was completely flooded.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Quincy, DPW assistance was requested for flooding on Enterprise Dr.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Quincy, a tree was down blocking MBTA train tracks.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Dedham, the intersection of Milton and River St was flooded.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Quincy, I-93 North at exit 9 had the middle and right lanes flooded and impassable.
Lightning Lightning
In Wellesley, lightning struck a tree on Schaller Street, igniting it, per Police Twitter account.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 28 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21 | 0 |
| 2020 | 64 | 1 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 27 | 0 |
| 2017 | 23 | 0 |
| 2016 | 31 | 0 |
| 2015 | 18 | 1 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 18 | 1 |
| 2012 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | 24 | 0 |
| 2009 | 24 | 0 |
| 2008 | 23 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 1 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 2 |
| 1989 | 5 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1973 | 4 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 2 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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