NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
EVENT FILE / 25011MINIMUM 5 REPORTS

FRANKLIN · MA

Lightning history

NOAA recorded 8 county-coded Lightning reports in Franklin, MA, from 2016 through 2025, with 3 reported injuries, 0 reported fatalities, and $40K in filed damage.

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

Reports8NOAA county-coded rows
Population context11.3per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 70,944
Injuries3direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
How to read the count

8 reports in ten years does not mean a 0.8-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.

01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR

Lightning in Franklin reports by year

NOAA recorded 8 Lightning in Franklin reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

20186
20191
20251
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES

Recorded impacts for Lightning in Franklin

The Lightning in Franklin records contain 3 injuries, 0 fatalities, $40K 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$40Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,018within selected window
Latest report year2,025within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE

Latest Lightning in Franklin source records

NOAA supplied 8 recent Lightning in Franklin 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 Franklin
DateEvent IDSourceMagnitude / scaleFiled damage
2025-06-06NOAA 1,251,782Fire Department/Rescue—$5K
2019-07-06NOAA 836,158Fire Department/Rescue—$0
2018-08-17NOAA 782,860Amateur Radio—$8K
2018-08-17NOAA 782,857Amateur Radio—$8K
2018-08-17NOAA 782,856Amateur Radio—$6K
2018-08-03NOAA 778,067Amateur Radio—$8K
2018-07-05NOAA 765,406Amateur Radio—$5K
2018-05-15NOAA 748,706Amateur Radio—$1K
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.