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Hail dates in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Hampshire County on 20 days since 2016 (37 separate reports, 17 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 1.75" (golf ball) on July 14, 2021; the most recent hail was September 6, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Hampshire County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-06 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | In South Hadley 0.75 inch hail fell. |
| 2025-06-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | In Huntington the police chief reported quarter sized hail. Report relayed via amateur radio. |
| 2025-05-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | In Williamsburg, one inch hail was reported. |
| 2024-08-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | In Belchertown, quarter sized hail fell. |
| 2024-07-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | In Granby quarter sized hail was reported. |
| 2024-07-16 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | In Granby, hail 3/4 of an inch in diameter fell. |
| 2024-07-15 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | In Granby, hail 3/4 of an inch in diameter fell. |
| 2023-09-08 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | In Northampton, there was a report of 0.75 inch hail. |
| 2021-07-14 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | In Pelham, golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| 2021-04-21 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | In Granby dime size hail was reported. |
| 2020-10-07 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | In Westhampton, dime size hail was reported on Easthampton Road. |
| 2020-08-23 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | In Belchertown, dime sized hail was reported. |
| 2020-07-14 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | In South Hadley, dime size hail at 1115 AM EST increased over the next 5 minutes to half dollar size hail at 1120 AM EST. |
| 2020-06-28 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Ping Pong ball size size hail lasted for two minutes. Reported by the public and forwaded by both amateur radio and broadcast media. |
| 2019-08-03 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 4 | In Belchertown, hail ranging from 1.00 to 1.25 inches in diameter fell between 214 PM and 218 PM EDT (114 PM and 118 PM EST). |
| 2019-06-30 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Three-quarter inch diameter hail was reported in two locations in Amherst MA. |
| 2018-06-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | At 4:17 PM EST, hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported on North Union Street and on Campbell Road. |
| 2017-08-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | At 1:28 PM EST, one-inch diameter hail was covering the ground at Hadley. |
| 2017-05-31 | 1.00" (quarter) | 11 | At 505 PM EST, quarter size hail fell at East Hadley. |
| 2016-06-07 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Nickel size hail fell on Old Sawmill Road in Belchertown. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 2 | 12 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
Damaging wind in Hampshire County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 163 reports since 2016, strongest 87 mph. 1 tornado recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-07 | 87 mph | 8 | At 502 PM EDT, a Weatherflow mesonet site atop Mount Tom in Holyoke, MA measured a peak wind gust of 88 mph. |
| 2022-05-22 | 75 mph | 5 | In the Florence section of Northampton, a 50 foot by 50 foot wooden permanent pavilion structure was blown crooked at a landmark restaura… |
| 2017-02-25 | 67 mph | 1 | Multiple trees and wires down on Main Street in Goshen. |
| 2016-02-25 | 64 mph | 1 | An amateur radio operator recorded a wind gust of 65 mph on their home weather station in Ware. No damage was reported. |
| 2021-07-14 | 63 mph | 3 | In Belchertown, a utility pole was snapped and a tree was down on wires on Federal St. |
| 2020-07-23 | 63 mph | 2 | In Belchertown, a large tree and a large branch were down on wires on George Hannum Street. A tree was down on Bay Road. A large tree was… |
| 2019-08-07 | 63 mph | 2 | A wind gust to 63 mph was recorded at Mt. Tom. |
| 2020-06-29 | 60 mph | 4 | In Williamsburg, trees were reported down on North Street, Mountain Road, and Depot Road. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Hampshire County?
September 6, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 1.75" (golf ball) on July 14, 2021.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
Nearby counties
Hampden County, MA (14 mi) · Franklin County, MA (21 mi) · Worcester County, MA (35 mi) · Hartford County, CT (36 mi) · Cheshire County, NH (44 mi) · Hillsborough County, NH (62 mi) · Middlesex County, MA (67 mi) · Albany County, NY (67 mi)
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