Worcester, Massachusetts tornadoes

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12confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Worcester since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: September 6, 2025, 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

Total12within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.2average since 1950
Peak monthAugust4 of 12
StrongestF4Jun 9, 1953
Deaths96whole paths, see note
Injuries1,248whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

40 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 0May: 0Jun: 2Jul: 2Aug: 4Sep: 3Oct: 1Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

August is the peak month, with 4 of 12 tornadoes.

By time of day

70 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 0: 1: 73 PM: 2: 0: 16 PM: 1: 0: 09 PM: 0: 0: 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

30 1950: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 11980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 11990: 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: 319501960197019801990200020102020

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
5
EF1
3
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, June 9, 1953

94 deaths, 1,228 injuries Strongest

F4, June 9, 1953

34.9 mile path Longest path

34.9 miles, F4

June 9, 1953, whole path Widest

900 yards, F4

June 9, 1953
Every tornado

All 12 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Sep 6, 2025EF00.15 mi100 yd00
Sep 6, 2025EF00.13 mi100 yd00
Sep 6, 2025EF00.17 mi50 yd00
Aug 31, 2014EF02.06 mi176 yd00
Jul 10, 1989F10.4 mi50 yd00
Aug 10, 1979F29.7 mi30 yd22
Aug 31, 1966F01 mi50 yd01
Aug 31, 1966F21 mi67 yd00
Jul 29, 1958F12 mi10 yd00
Oct 24, 1955F13 mi10 yd00
Jun 9, 1953F328 mi667 yd017
Jun 9, 1953F434.9 mi900 yd941228
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Worcester and its county

Worcester is in Worcester County, where NOAA has recorded 54 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.