NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
EVENT FILE / 25001MINIMUM 5 REPORTS

BARNSTABLE · MA

Lightning history

NOAA recorded 12 county-coded Lightning reports in Barnstable, MA, from 2016 through 2025, with 1 reported injuries, 0 reported fatalities, and $61K in filed damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026

Reports12NOAA county-coded rows
Population context5.2per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 231,668
Injuries1direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
How to read the count

12 reports in ten years does not mean a 1.2-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.

01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR

Lightning in Barnstable reports by year

NOAA recorded 12 Lightning in Barnstable reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

20162
20185
20193
20231
20241
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES

Recorded impacts for Lightning in Barnstable

The Lightning in Barnstable records contain 1 injuries, 0 fatalities, $61K in property damage, and $0 in crop damage.

Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.

Property damage$61Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,016within selected window
Latest report year2,024within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE

Latest Lightning in Barnstable source records

NOAA supplied 8 recent Lightning in Barnstable source rows with dates, event IDs, report sources, magnitude fields, and filed damage.

Up to eight latest rows are shown for auditability. Open NOAA for complete narratives and revisions.

Latest NOAA Lightning records for Barnstable
DateEvent IDSourceMagnitude / scaleFiled damage
2024-08-26NOAA 1,199,236Trained Spotter—$5K
2023-07-18NOAA 1,108,969Amateur Radio—$2K
2019-07-22NOAA 846,305Amateur Radio—$5K
2019-07-17NOAA 841,109Amateur Radio—$2K
2019-07-17NOAA 841,036Amateur Radio—$2K
2018-08-18NOAA 782,884Amateur Radio—$5K
2018-08-09NOAA 780,523Amateur Radio—$10K
2018-08-09NOAA 780,522Amateur Radio—$5K
READING THE RECORD

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A NOAA record count describes reports entered for a place and period. It does not estimate the chance, severity, or location of a future event. For active hazards, use your local National Weather Service office and official alerts.