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Storm events on record through

Massachusetts in 2023 Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims of the year

NCEI has 475 storm events on record for Massachusetts in 2023.

FEMA has 1 disaster declaration for the state with a date in 2023.

OpenFEMA has 311 NFIP claims with a 2023 year of loss. The NFIP paid $6,411,641 on these claims.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through . OpenFEMA disaster declarations through . NFIP claims through .

Storm events of 2023 by hazard

Storm events on record for Massachusetts in 2023, by hazard (NCEI)
HazardStorm events in 2023
Hail11
Tornado8
Flood181
Wind195
Winter45
Tropical10
Cold6
Lightning19
All storm events475

The counts have the events that NCEI records for a forecast zone.

Counties with a storm event in 2023

Counties of Massachusetts with a storm event on record in 2023, in name order
CountyStorm events in 2023
Barnstable County23
Berkshire County36
Bristol County43
Dukes County2
Essex County15
Franklin County33
Hampden County23
Hampshire County21
Middlesex County60
Nantucket County5
Norfolk County28
Plymouth County19
Suffolk County21
Worcester County57

Events of 2023 with a tornado rating, damage, injuries or deaths

Storm events of 2023 in Massachusetts with a tornado rating, a damage estimate of $50,000 or more, an injury or a death in the NCEI record, in date order (40 events at most)
DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Forecast zoneWinter Weathernot recordednone02County
Forecast zoneHigh Wind60 mph$8 thousand11County
WorcesterLightningnot recorded$800 thousand00County
HampshireLightningnot recordednone01County
WorcesterLightningnot recorded$100 thousand00County
BerkshireFloodnot recorded$1.5 million00County
WorcesterTornadoEF0$7 thousand00County
NorfolkTornadoEF0$5 thousand00County
PlymouthTornadoEF1$10 thousand00County
BarnstableTornadoEF0$2 thousand00County
BristolTornadoEF1$30 thousand00County
NorfolkTornadoEF1$10 thousand00County
NorfolkTornadoEF0$3 thousand00County
SuffolkLightningnot recordednone01County
BristolTornadoEF0$5 thousand00County
Forecast zoneStrong Wind49 mphnone10County

A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record. Deaths and injuries are the direct and indirect counts of NCEI.

FEMA disaster declarations in 2023

Disaster declarations for Massachusetts with a date in 2023, with the count of counties that each names
DeclaredNumberTypeIncident typeTitle in the FEMA recordCounties
EM-3599EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE LEE14

NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. All years of Massachusetts