Lynn, Massachusetts tornadoes

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6confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Lynn since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: July 28, 2014, EF2.

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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

Total6within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.1average since 1950
Peak monthJuly4 of 6
StrongestF2Aug 25, 1958
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries5whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

40 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 0May: 1Jun: 0Jul: 4Aug: 1Sep: 0Oct: 0Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

July is the peak month, with 4 of 6 tornadoes.

By time of day

20 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 1: 06 AM: 0: 1: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 0: 0: 13 PM: 2: 0: 16 PM: 0: 0: 09 PM: 0: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 3:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

10 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 01960: 0: 1: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 0: 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

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EF2
2

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

Every tornado

All 6 tornadoes, newest first

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jul 28, 2014EF21.93 mi660 yd02
Jul 21, 1972F10.3 mi20 yd00
May 19, 1964F12 mi300 yd00
Jul 21, 1962F12.7 mi10 yd03
Jul 3, 1961F00.5 mi10 yd00
Aug 25, 1958F21 mi50 yd00
Nearby

Lynn and its county

Lynn is in Essex County, where NOAA has recorded 14 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.