Tornado Alerts Near Boston, MA 02133

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Historical Tornado Risk

Activity level Moderate

Average per year 3 tornados

Peak season month July

Total on record 149 tornados

📋 Tornado History

Historical tornado events within 250 miles of Boston

EF Rating	Damage	Path	Casualties	Distance	Date
EF0	Light damage	2.4 mi × 100 yd	None	25 mi	Sep 6, 2025
EF0	Light damage	0.6 mi × 150 yd	None	31 mi	Sep 6, 2025
EF0	Light damage	0.2 mi × 100 yd	None	41 mi	Sep 6, 2025
EF0	Light damage	0.1 mi × 100 yd	None	42 mi	Sep 6, 2025
EF0	Light damage	0.2 mi × 50 yd	None	44 mi	Sep 6, 2025
EF1	Moderate damage	0.6 mi × 50 yd	None	40 mi	Jun 26, 2024
EF1	Moderate damage	4.3 mi × 100 yd	None	34 mi	Jun 26, 2024
EF1	Moderate damage	4.3 mi × 100 yd	None	37 mi	Jun 26, 2024
EF1	Moderate damage	3.4 mi × 80 yd	None	64 mi	Jun 23, 2024
EF0	Light damage	0.1 mi × 70 yd	None	30 mi	Sep 13, 2023
EF0	Light damage	0.2 mi × 60 yd	None	37 mi	Sep 13, 2023
EF1	Moderate damage	0.2 mi × 70 yd	None	47 mi	Sep 13, 2023
EF0	Light damage	1.6 mi × 70 yd	None	54 mi	Sep 13, 2023
EF0	Light damage	0.1 mi × 35 yd	None	17 mi	Aug 18, 2023
EF1	Moderate damage	7.6 mi × 80 yd	None	33 mi	Aug 18, 2023
EF2	Considerable damage	9.1 mi × 250 yd	0 dead, 1 hurt	47 mi	Aug 18, 2023
EF1	Moderate damage	2.7 mi × 200 yd	None	71 mi	Aug 18, 2023
EF0	Light damage	0.2 mi × 25 yd	None	22 mi	Jul 29, 2023
EF1	Moderate damage	12.7 mi × 200 yd	None	74 mi	Jul 27, 2023
EF0	Light damage	2 mi × 250 yd	None	52 mi	Jul 16, 2023
EF1	Moderate damage	0.4 mi × 250 yd	None	81 mi	Jul 18, 2022
EF0	Light damage	1.5 mi × 150 yd	None	59 mi	Nov 13, 2021
EF0	Light damage	1.4 mi × 100 yd	None	57 mi	Nov 13, 2021
EF1	Moderate damage	1.1 mi × 100 yd	None	77 mi	Nov 13, 2021
EF1	Moderate damage	0.3 mi × 100 yd	None	78 mi	Nov 13, 2021
EF0	Light damage	4.7 mi × 100 yd	None	61 mi	Nov 13, 2021
EF0	Light damage	1.9 mi × 300 yd	None	116 mi	Nov 13, 2021
EF0	Light damage	3.6 mi × 100 yd	None	113 mi	Nov 13, 2021
EF0	Light damage	0.8 mi × 75 yd	None	76 mi	Sep 9, 2021
EF0	Light damage	0.1 mi × 50 yd	None	23 mi	Aug 23, 2021
EF0	Light damage	0.1 mi × 50 yd	None	26 mi	Aug 23, 2021
EF0	Light damage	0.8 mi × 10 yd	None	26 mi	Aug 23, 2021
EF0	Light damage	0.5 mi × 35 yd	None	32 mi	Aug 19, 2021
EF0	Light damage	1.9 mi × 50 yd	None	47 mi	Aug 19, 2021
EF0	Light damage	2.8 mi × 50 yd	None	50 mi	Aug 19, 2021
EF0	Light damage	1.9 mi × 75 yd	None	76 mi	Jul 18, 2021
EF0	Light damage	0.5 mi × 50 yd	None	20 mi	Oct 7, 2020
EF1	Moderate damage	11.1 mi × 500 yd	None	117 mi	Aug 27, 2020
EF0	Light damage	0.2 mi × 60 yd	None	54 mi	Oct 2, 2019
EF1	Moderate damage	3.2 mi × 50 yd	None	76 mi	Sep 4, 2019
EF0	Light damage	2.3 mi × 100 yd	None	77 mi	Oct 29, 2018
EF1	Moderate damage	2 mi × 100 yd	None	90 mi	Oct 29, 2018
EF0	Light damage	1 mi × 100 yd	None	48 mi	Oct 23, 2018
EF1	Moderate damage	0.8 mi × 170 yd	None	28 mi	Oct 23, 2018
EF1	Moderate damage	0.8 mi × 350 yd	None	59 mi	Oct 23, 2018
EF1	Moderate damage	1.5 mi × 250 yd	None	40 mi	Oct 23, 2018
EF0	Light damage	0.4 mi × 30 yd	None	71 mi	Oct 2, 2018
EF1	Moderate damage	0.5 mi × 300 yd	0 dead, 1 hurt	48 mi	Aug 4, 2018
EF0	Light damage	5.2 mi × 8 yd	None	56 mi	Aug 4, 2018
EF1	Moderate damage	1 mi × 100 yd	None	32 mi	Jul 26, 2018
EF1	Moderate damage	4.4 mi × 200 yd	None	39 mi	Jul 26, 2018
EF0	Light damage	0.4 mi × 225 yd	None	63 mi	Jul 17, 2018
EF0	Light damage	0.4 mi × 100 yd	None	101 mi	May 15, 2018
EF1	Moderate damage	4.6 mi × 200 yd	0 dead, 1 hurt	87 mi	Feb 25, 2017
EF1	Moderate damage	2.9 mi × 100 yd	None	89 mi	Feb 25, 2017
EF1	Moderate damage	0.9 mi × 400 yd	None	16 mi	Aug 22, 2016
EF0	Light damage	2.7 mi × 50 yd	None	116 mi	Aug 10, 2016
EF0	Light damage	0.5 mi × 75 yd	None	44 mi	Jun 23, 2015
EF0	Light damage	0.5 mi × 200 yd	None	25 mi	Jun 23, 2015
EF0	Light damage	2.1 mi × 176 yd	None	39 mi	Aug 31, 2014
EF2	Considerable damage	1.9 mi × 660 yd	0 dead, 6 hurt	3 mi	Jul 28, 2014
EF0	Light damage	0.7 mi × 100 yd	None	111 mi	Jul 27, 2014
EF0	Light damage	0.1 mi × 10 yd	None	66 mi	Sep 1, 2013
EF1	Moderate damage	10.9 mi × 100 yd	None	82 mi	Jul 10, 2013
EF0	Light damage	0.9 mi × 50 yd	None	79 mi	Jul 1, 2013
EF1	Moderate damage	2.1 mi × 200 yd	None	87 mi	Jul 1, 2013
EF0	Light damage	0.4 mi × 50 yd	None	18 mi	May 9, 2013
EF0	Light damage	3.8 mi × 20 yd	None	88 mi	Aug 10, 2012
EF0	Light damage	1.4 mi × 25 yd	None	53 mi	Jun 1, 2011
EF1	Moderate damage	1.7 mi × 100 yd	None	62 mi	Jun 1, 2011
EF1	Moderate damage	4.2 mi × 200 yd	None	74 mi	Jun 1, 2011
EF3	Severe damage	6.1 mi × 880 yd	None	57 mi	Jun 1, 2011
EF3	Severe damage	31.5 mi × 880 yd	3 dead, 200 hurt	88 mi	Jun 1, 2011
EF1	Moderate damage	1.7 mi × 25 yd	None	109 mi	Jul 21, 2010
EF1	Moderate damage	2.9 mi × 100 yd	None	108 mi	Jul 31, 2009
EF1	Moderate damage	1.7 mi × 40 yd	None	94 mi	Jun 26, 2009
EF0	Light damage	1.3 mi × 40 yd	None	45 mi	Jul 23, 2008
EF1	Moderate damage	3 mi × 40 yd	None	46 mi	Jul 23, 2008
EF0	Light damage	1.5 mi × 50 yd	None	55 mi	Jul 19, 2007
EF0	Light damage	0.1 mi × 20 yd	None	76 mi	May 28, 2007
EF2	Considerable damage	2.9 mi × 200 yd	None	69 mi	Jul 11, 2006
EF1	Moderate damage	6 mi × 40 yd	None	26 mi	Aug 21, 2004
EF1	Moderate damage	0.4 mi × 75 yd	None	56 mi	Jul 23, 2002
EF1	Moderate damage	0.1 mi × 50 yd	None	83 mi	Jun 16, 2002
EF0	Light damage	0.1 mi × 80 yd	None	28 mi	Jun 30, 2001
EF0	Light damage	0.3 mi × 80 yd	None	97 mi	Jun 23, 2001
EF1	Moderate damage	0.8 mi × 600 yd	None	41 mi	Jun 17, 2001
EF1	Moderate damage	0.1 mi × 20 yd	None	113 mi	Sep 15, 2000
EF0	Light damage	0.2 mi × 15 yd	None	50 mi	Aug 16, 2000
EF1	Moderate damage	1.5 mi × 40 yd	None	79 mi	Aug 16, 2000
EF1	Moderate damage	0.5 mi × 15 yd	None	84 mi	Jun 2, 2000
EF2	Considerable damage	4 mi × 300 yd	0 dead, 1 hurt	120 mi	Aug 8, 1999
EF0	Light damage	0.1 mi × 33 yd	None	97 mi	Jun 30, 1998
EF1	Moderate damage	0.1 mi × 33 yd	None	104 mi	Jun 30, 1998
EF1	Moderate damage	0.1 mi × 17 yd	None	98 mi	Jun 30, 1998
EF0	Light damage	0.1 mi × 25 yd	None	48 mi	Aug 6, 1997
EF2	Considerable damage	2 mi × 250 yd	None	57 mi	Jul 3, 1997
EF1	Moderate damage	2 mi × 100 yd	0 dead, 1 hurt	71 mi	Jul 3, 1997
EF1	Moderate damage	8.5 mi × 100 yd	None	94 mi	Jul 3, 1997
EF1	Moderate damage	4.5 mi × 100 yd	None	92 mi	Jul 3, 1997
EF0	Light damage	0.5 mi × 50 yd	None	54 mi	Aug 13, 1994
EF0	Light damage	0.5 mi × 50 yd	None	98 mi	Jun 29, 1994
EF0	Light damage	1.2 mi × 10 yd	None	90 mi	Aug 4, 1992
EF1	Moderate damage	0.2 mi × 40 yd	None	62 mi	Jul 14, 1992
EF0	Light damage	0.1 mi × 10 yd	0 dead, 4 hurt	97 mi	Jun 27, 1992
EF0	Light damage	0.2 mi × 10 yd	None	90 mi	Jun 24, 1992
EF0	Light damage	0.5 mi × 30 yd	None	78 mi	May 31, 1991
EF1	Moderate damage	4.5 mi × 73 yd	None	50 mi	Oct 18, 1990
EF0	Light damage	1 mi × 10 yd	None	49 mi	Aug 10, 1990
EF0	Light damage	0.2 mi × 10 yd	None	15 mi	May 18, 1990
EF0	Light damage	0.2 mi × 10 yd	None	26 mi	May 18, 1990
EF0	Light damage	0.2 mi × 40 yd	0 dead, 3 hurt	45 mi	Sep 23, 1989
EF4	Devastating damage	3 mi × 100 yd	0 dead, 40 hurt	116 mi	Jul 10, 1989
EF1	Moderate damage	0.1 mi × 23 yd	0 dead, 1 hurt	19 mi	Jul 10, 1989
EF0	Light damage	0.1 mi × 23 yd	None	15 mi	Jul 10, 1989
EF1	Moderate damage	0.4 mi × 50 yd	None	37 mi	Jul 10, 1989
EF1	Moderate damage	0.3 mi × 50 yd	None	42 mi	Jul 10, 1989
EF1	Moderate damage	0.3 mi × 50 yd	None	35 mi	Jul 10, 1989
EF1	Moderate damage	0.3 mi × 50 yd	None	49 mi	Jul 10, 1989
EF1	Moderate damage	0.2 mi × 10 yd	None	80 mi	Jul 14, 1988
EF0	Light damage	0.2 mi × 10 yd	None	86 mi	Jul 14, 1988
EF1	Moderate damage	1 mi × 100 yd	None	35 mi	Aug 8, 1986
EF1	Moderate damage	6 mi × 1000 yd	None	43 mi	Aug 8, 1986
EF2	Considerable damage	4 mi × 1000 yd	0 dead, 20 hurt	45 mi	Aug 7, 1986
EF1	Moderate damage	0.5 mi × 100 yd	None	36 mi	Aug 7, 1986
EF1	Moderate damage	4 mi × 73 yd	None	12 mi	Aug 7, 1986
EF1	Moderate damage	2 mi × 30 yd	None	62 mi	Jun 16, 1986
EF1	Moderate damage	10 mi × 30 yd	None	70 mi	Jun 16, 1986
EF1	Moderate damage	0.1 mi × 40 yd	None	22 mi	Sep 27, 1985
EF1	Moderate damage	1 mi × 100 yd	None	52 mi	Aug 26, 1985
EF1	Moderate damage	0.5 mi × 100 yd	None	52 mi	Aug 26, 1985
EF1	Moderate damage	10 mi × 100 yd	None	59 mi	Jun 24, 1985
EF1	Moderate damage	5 mi × 20 yd	None	65 mi	Jul 5, 1984
EF1	Moderate damage	2 mi × 20 yd	None	67 mi	Jul 5, 1984
EF2	Considerable damage	3 mi × 200 yd	None	108 mi	Jul 5, 1984
EF1	Moderate damage	N/A	None	29 mi	Jul 5, 1984
EF1	Moderate damage	2 mi × 80 yd	None	65 mi	Jul 5, 1984
EF1	Moderate damage	0.3 mi × 30 yd	None	91 mi	Jul 5, 1984
EF0	Light damage	0.2 mi × 20 yd	None	97 mi	Aug 1, 1983
EF0	Light damage	0.1 mi × 13 yd	None	80 mi	Aug 1, 1983
EF0	Light damage	0.4 mi × 20 yd	None	11 mi	Jul 18, 1983
EF0	Light damage	0.5 mi × 13 yd	None	118 mi	Aug 25, 1982
EF3	Severe damage	7.1 mi × 167 yd	0 dead, 3 hurt	50 mi	Jun 22, 1981
EF4	Devastating damage	11.3 mi × 1400 yd	3 dead, 500 hurt	89 mi	Oct 3, 1979
EF1	Moderate damage	0.6 mi × 30 yd	0 dead, 1 hurt	77 mi	Aug 10, 1979
EF2	Considerable damage	9.7 mi × 30 yd	2 dead, 2 hurt	55 mi	Aug 10, 1979
EF0	Light damage	1.5 mi × 100 yd	None	53 mi	Jun 19, 1978
EF1	Moderate damage	0.1 mi × 30 yd	None	72 mi	Jun 29, 1977
EF1	Moderate damage	0.2 mi × 27 yd	None	27 mi	May 3, 1976

📈 Historical Trends

Tornado activity near Boston over 43 years

149

Total tornados on record

3

Average per year

EF4

Strongest recorded

Jul

Peak month

EF Scale Distribution

EF0

67

EF1

69

EF2

8

EF3

3

EF4

2

EF5

0

Yearly Tornado Count

1976 2025

Strongest Tornados on Record

EF4 HARTFORD, CO Oct 3, 1979

11.3 mi path 3 deaths 500 injured

EF4 NEW HAVEN, CO Jul 10, 1989

3 mi path 40 injured

EF3 HAMPDEN, MA Jun 1, 2011

31.5 mi path 3 deaths 200 injured

EF3 WORCESTER, MA Jun 22, 1981

7.1 mi path 3 injured

EF3 WORCESTER, MA Jun 1, 2011

6.1 mi path

📅 Tornado Season

When tornados are most likely near you

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Active Tornado Season

Tornado season is active. Boston sees the most tornado activity in Jul. Stay alert and have your shelter plan ready.

US Tornado Activity by Month

Jan

2%

Feb

3%

Mar

7%

Apr

10%

May

18%

Jun

16%

PEAK

Jul

12%

Aug

9%

Sep

7%

Oct

6%

Nov

5%

Dec

3%

Current month Peak for Boston

🛡️ Tornado Safety

What to know before, during, and after a tornado

⚠️ Tornado Watch

Meaning: Conditions are favorable for tornado development

Be prepared to take shelter. Stay alert for changing conditions.

🌪️ Tornado Warning

Meaning: A tornado has been spotted or detected on radar

TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY in your nearest safe shelter.

⚠️ Step 1

Tornado Watch — Be Prepared

Conditions are favorable for tornados. Monitor weather alerts, charge your phone, and review your shelter plan. Move vehicles into garages if possible.

🌪️ Step 2

Tornado Warning — Take Cover NOW

A tornado has been sighted or indicated by radar. Move immediately to an interior room on the lowest floor (basement, bathroom, closet). Get under sturdy furniture. Stay away from windows.

🔍 Step 3

After a Tornado

Stay in your shelter until the warning expires. Check for injuries, avoid downed power lines, and watch for gas leaks. Document damage for insurance before cleanup.

Where to Shelter

✓ Best: Underground shelter or basement

✓ Good: Interior room on lowest floor

✓ Acceptable: Bathroom or closet (no exterior walls)

✓ If driving: Pull over, get below road level in a ditch

✗ NEVER: Stay in a mobile home — leave for sturdy building

✗ NEVER: Shelter under a highway overpass

📍 Nearby Tornado Monitoring

Cities near Boston with live tracking