NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
EVENT FILE / 25005MINIMUM 5 REPORTS

BRISTOL · MA

Lightning history

NOAA records coded as Lightning in Bristol during the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

Reports14NOAA county-coded rows
Population context2.4per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 582,270
Injuries0direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
Not a probability

14 reports in ten years does not mean a 1.4-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.

01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR

How the record changed

20164
20171
20181
20191
20211
20223
20231
20241
20251
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES

Impact fields on these rows

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

Property damage$259Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,016within selected window
Latest report year2,025within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE

Latest records in this slice

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

DateEvent IDSourceMagnitude / scaleFiled damage
2025-07-25NOAA 1,267,385Fire Department/Rescue$10K
2024-05-23NOAA 1,174,124Public$5K
2023-04-22NOAA 1,084,855Law Enforcement$500
2022-09-22NOAA 1,051,537Fire Department/Rescue$3K
2022-07-02NOAA 1,026,647NWS Employee$200
2022-04-08NOAA 1,007,072Amateur Radio$5K
2021-09-16NOAA 984,786Amateur Radio$2K
2019-07-22NOAA 846,291Amateur Radio$2K
READING THE RECORD

History is evidence—not a forecast.

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.