Brockton, Massachusetts tornadoes

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11confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Brockton since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: August 18, 2023, EF1.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total11within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.1average since 1950
Peak monthJuly3 of 11
StrongestF3Jun 9, 1953
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries18whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Brockton.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

30 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 0May: 2Jun: 1Jul: 3Aug: 3Sep: 1Oct: 0Nov: 1Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

July is the peak month, with 3 of 11 tornadoes.

By time of day

30 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 2: 09 AM: 0: 0: 312 PM: 0: 0: 33 PM: 1: 0: 06 PM: 1: 0: 09 PM: 0: 0: 112 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 11:00 AM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 21990: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 3: 0: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
4
EF1
5
EF2
1
EF3
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Strongest

F3, June 9, 1953

28 mile path Longest path

28 miles, F3

June 9, 1953, whole path Widest

667 yards, F3

June 9, 1953
Every tornado

All 11 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Aug 18, 2023EF10.35 mi100 yd00
Aug 18, 2023EF00.1 mi35 yd00
Jul 29, 2023EF10.16 mi25 yd00
May 9, 2013EF00.38 mi50 yd00
May 18, 1990F00.2 mi10 yd00
Jul 10, 1989F10.1 mi23 yd01
Jul 10, 1989F00.1 mi23 yd00
Sep 6, 1973F11.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 2, 1970F12 mi100 yd00
Nov 21, 1956F20.1 mi17 yd00
Jun 9, 1953F328 mi667 yd017
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Brockton and its county

Brockton is in Plymouth County, where NOAA has recorded 11 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.