Springfield, Massachusetts tornadoes

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19confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Springfield since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: July 18, 2021, EF0.

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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

Total19within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.3average since 1950
Peak monthJune7 of 19
StrongestF4Oct 3, 1979
Deaths6whole paths, see note
Injuries702whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

70 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 0May: 0Jun: 7Jul: 5Aug: 3Sep: 2Oct: 2Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

June is the peak month, with 7 of 19 tornadoes.

By time of day

50 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 312 PM: 2: 2: 53 PM: 1: 4: 16 PM: 0: 0: 09 PM: 0: 1: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 2:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

40 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 4: 0: 1: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 01970: 1: 0: 2: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 21980: 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: 2: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 1: 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

EF0
4
EF1
11
EF2
2
EF3
1
EF4
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

Deadliest

F4, October 3, 1979

3 deaths, 500 injuries Strongest

F4, October 3, 1979

11.3 mile path Longest path

37.58 miles, EF3

June 1, 2011, whole path Widest

1,400 yards, F4

October 3, 1979
Every tornado

All 19 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jul 18, 2021EF01.9 mi75 yd00
Jul 1, 2013EF00.86 mi50 yd00
Jun 1, 2011EF14.16 mi200 yd00
Jun 1, 2011EF337.58 mi880 yd3200
Oct 3, 1979F411.3 mi1,400 yd3500
Aug 10, 1979F10.6 mi30 yd01
Jun 29, 1977F10.1 mi30 yd00
Jul 24, 1975F20.3 mi10 yd00
Sep 14, 1972F10.3 mi30 yd00
Aug 9, 1972F10.5 mi77 yd00
Oct 3, 1970F16.4 mi17 yd01
Jul 19, 1968F00.1 mi33 yd00
Aug 11, 1966F25.6 mi67 yd00
Jul 21, 1963F00.3 mi67 yd00
Jun 26, 1958F10.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 12, 1956F12 mi33 yd00
Jun 1, 1956F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 1, 1956F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 1, 1956F11 mi67 yd00
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Springfield and its county

Springfield is in Hampden County, where NOAA has recorded 20 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.