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Massachusetts, 2016
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.
Events by hazard
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2016 was 889 against 605 in 2015.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2016 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $100,000 | 2 | — |
| 3 Apr 2016 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $15,000 | 2 | — |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Suffolk | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5,000 | — | 1 |
| 23 Oct 2016 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 58 mph | $5,000 | — | 1 |
| 11 Sep 2016 | Worcester | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Barnstable | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 22 Aug 2016 | Middlesex | Tornado | EF1 | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Bristol | Lightning | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Worcester | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $120,000 | — | — |
| 5 Feb 2016 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Essex | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Worcester | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 46 mph | $85,000 | — | — |
| 5 Feb 2016 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $80,000 | — | — |
| 25 Feb 2016 | Worcester | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75,000 | — | — |
| 21 Oct 2016 | Worcester | Flash Flood | — | $75,000 | — | — |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Barnstable | Blizzard | — | $70,000 | — | — |
| 5 Feb 2016 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $70,000 | — | — |
| 5 Sep 2016 | Barnstable | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $70,000 | — | — |
| 25 Feb 2016 | Middlesex | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $60,000 | — | — |
| 25 Feb 2016 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 58 mph | $55,000 | — | — |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Middlesex | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $55,000 | — | — |
| 5 Sep 2016 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $52,000 | — | — |
| 25 Feb 2016 | Hampden | Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Forecast zone | Blizzard | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 25 Feb 2016 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 64 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 5 Feb 2016 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 1 Mar 2016 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 58 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Suffolk | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Plymouth | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Norfolk | Lightning | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Middlesex | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Norfolk | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Norfolk | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.
Federal disaster declarations in 2016
No declaration touching Massachusetts was made in 2016.
Flood insurance claims with a 2016 date of loss
69 NFIP claims, 42 of them paid, for $1,229,766.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.