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Massachusetts storm damage and disaster statistics

Compiled from NOAA and FEMA data, November 10, 2026 How the figures are built

In short

From 2016 to 2025 the National Weather Service logged 6,176 storm event reports in Massachusetts, with property damage estimates totalling $78.6 million. That is the 48th highest of the 50 states and D.C.

Damaging wind was reported most often (3,597 reports). Flood accounted for the most reported damage ($36.6 million). FEMA has issued 20 major disaster declarations for Massachusetts since 2000.

6,176

storm event reports, 2016–2025

$78.6M

property damage estimated in those reports

major disaster declarations since 2000

256

hail reports, 3 of two inches or larger

tornado reports, 0 rated EF2 or stronger

$107M

home damage verified by FEMA inspectors since 2002

Reported storm damage in Massachusetts, year by year

Property damage estimated in National Weather Service storm reports for Massachusetts. Not insured losses, and not adjusted for inflation.

Largest single damage estimate

$30.0 million

Flash Flood, Norfolk, 2020. Large events are recorded county by county, so one disaster can appear as several entries.

A quiet year on this chart can mean few damaging storms, or storms whose reports carried no damage estimate.

What hits Massachusetts: reports and damage by type

Damaging wind 3,597
Winter weather 934
Flood 927
Hail 256
Lightning 125
Hurricane and tropical storm 68
Tornado 37
Wildfire 6

Storm event reports by type, 2016 to 2025.

Flood $36.6M
Damaging wind $24.8M
Tornado $11.9M
Winter weather $2.9M
Lightning $1.7M
Hurricane and tropical storm $592K
Wildfire $75K

Property damage estimated in those reports, 2016 to 2025.

Federal disasters in Massachusetts

FEMA has recorded 20 major disaster declarations, 18 emergency declarations and 0 fire management declarations for Massachusetts since 2000.

The most recent major disaster declaration in this data is Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (winter storm), declared June 30, 2026.

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Severe Storm 9
Snowstorm 3
Flood 2
Hurricane 2
Winter Storm 1
Biological 1
Tornado 1

Major disaster declarations by cause since 2000.

Home damage FEMA has verified in Massachusetts

After a declared disaster, homeowners can register with FEMA and have their home inspected. These are the totals for Massachusetts since 2004.

54,740

homeowners registered, across 9 disasters

$107M

damage verified by FEMA inspectors

$97.2M

individual assistance FEMA approved for those owners

48,247

homes inspected

inspections that found more than $30,000 of damage

$2,210

average verified damage per inspected home

FEMA assistance is not insurance and is capped. It measures damage against its own habitability standard, and it counts only owners who registered and were inspected.

How Massachusetts ranks

Massachusetts compared with the other states and the District of Columbia
Measure	Massachusetts	Rank of 51	In context
Storm event reports	6,176	37th	87 per 100,000 residents
Reported property damage	$78.6 million	48th	$11 per resident
Hail reports	256	38th	3 of two inches or larger
Tornado reports	37	37th	0 rated EF2 or stronger
Major disaster declarations since 2000	20	40th	18 emergency declarations
FEMA-verified home damage since 2002	$107 million	30th	54,740 homeowners registered

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Massachusetts questions

What causes the most storm damage in Massachusetts?

Flood accounts for the most property damage in National Weather Service reports for Massachusetts from 2016 to 2025: $36.6 million of a $78.6 million total. Damaging wind is the most frequently reported, with 3,597 reports.

How often does it hail in Massachusetts?

The National Weather Service logged 256 hail reports in Massachusetts from 2016 to 2025. 3 involved hail two inches or larger, and the largest reported stone measured 2 inches. One storm can produce several reports.

How many tornadoes does Massachusetts get?

37 tornado segments were recorded in Massachusetts from 2016 to 2025, and 0 were rated EF2 or stronger. A tornado that crosses a county line is recorded once per county.

How many federal disasters has Massachusetts had?

FEMA records 20 major disaster declarations and 18 emergency declarations for Massachusetts since 2000. The most common cause of a major disaster declaration was severe storm.

How much home damage has FEMA verified in Massachusetts?

Since 2004, 54,740 homeowners in Massachusetts registered with FEMA across 9 disasters. Inspectors verified $107 million in damage and FEMA approved $97.2 million in individual assistance. These figures cover only people who registered and were inspected.

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PublicAdjuster.cc, "Massachusetts storm damage and disaster statistics," https://publicadjuster.cc/data/massachusetts/. Compiled from the NOAA Storm Events Database and FEMA OpenFEMA data, November 10, 2026.

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