NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
MA EVENT-TYPE FILE2016—2025

MASSACHUSETTS

Lightning reports

NOAA recorded 125 county-coded Lightning reports across 14 Massachusetts reporting areas from 2016 through 2025, including 8 reported injuries and 0 reported fatalities in the official archive.

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

Reports125county-coded rows
County areas14represented
Injuries8direct + indirect
Fatalities0direct + indirect
01 / ANNUAL TRACE

Massachusetts Lightning reports by year

NOAA recorded 125 Massachusetts Lightning reports across the complete 2016–2025 period.

201613
201718
201821
201916
20207
20217
202213
202319
20245
20256
03 / COUNTY BREAKDOWN

Local Massachusetts Lightning analyses

The directory lists 14 Massachusetts reporting areas represented in this statewide Lightning record.

All Massachusetts records →
Worcester19 reportsExplore →Bristol14 reportsExplore →Norfolk13 reportsExplore →Barnstable12 reportsExplore →Hampshire12 reportsExplore →Middlesex12 reportsExplore →Essex10 reportsExplore →Plymouth10 reportsExplore →Franklin8 reportsExplore →Hampden6 reportsExplore →
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.