Storms in Massachusetts on May 15, 2020

10 published severe reports across Massachusetts on May 15, 2020.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 0. Wind reports: 10. Tornado reports: 0.

The table and map show 10 of 10 reports.

Time	What	Size or Speed	Where	Details
May 15, 2020, 7:59 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	ORANGE AP	Record May 15, 2020, 7:59 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, ORANGE AP. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f0e5cb5786248ad568cbdc440ba58ce548c2ce55d123a8d49d479cb229e4d64c.
May 15, 2020, 7:59 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	ORANGE ARPT	Record May 15, 2020, 7:59 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, ORANGE ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:885001.
May 15, 2020, 8:05 PM EDT	Wind	75 mph	SMITH HIGHLANDS	Record May 15, 2020, 8:05 PM EDT. Wind, 75 mph, SMITH HIGHLANDS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:884987.
May 15, 2020, 8:09 PM EDT	Wind	59 mph	WEST ORANGE	Record May 15, 2020, 8:09 PM EDT. Wind, 59 mph, WEST ORANGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:885000.
May 15, 2020, 8:15 PM EDT	Wind	69 mph	TOWNSEND	Record May 15, 2020, 8:15 PM EDT. Wind, 69 mph, TOWNSEND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:885014.
May 15, 2020, 8:25 PM EDT	Wind	100 mph	HOVEY CORNER	Record May 15, 2020, 8:25 PM EDT. Wind, 100 mph, HOVEY CORNER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:885015.
May 15, 2020, 8:25 PM EDT	Wind	90 mph	FORGE VLG	Record May 15, 2020, 8:25 PM EDT. Wind, 90 mph, FORGE VLG. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:885016.
May 15, 2020, 8:40 PM EDT	Wind	59 mph	DRACUT	Record May 15, 2020, 8:40 PM EDT. Wind, 59 mph, DRACUT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:885020.
May 15, 2020, 8:41 PM EDT	Wind	63 mph	WORCESTER AP	Record May 15, 2020, 8:41 PM EDT. Wind, 63 mph, WORCESTER AP. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:8c13c88f7bd1b1ecda31c8cf52c8a4c51402f983c021a9b58e6a86b7815a38df.
May 15, 2020, 8:41 PM EDT	Wind	63 mph	(ORH)WORCESTER MUNI	Record May 15, 2020, 8:41 PM EDT. Wind, 63 mph, (ORH)WORCESTER MUNI. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:885007.

Wind, 60 mph

May 15, 2020, 7:59 PM EDT

ORANGE AP
Record
- May 15, 2020, 7:59 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, ORANGE AP. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f0e5cb5786248ad568cbdc440ba58ce548c2ce55d123a8d49d479cb229e4d64c.
Wind, 60 mph

May 15, 2020, 7:59 PM EDT

ORANGE ARPT
Record
- May 15, 2020, 7:59 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, ORANGE ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:885001.
Wind, 75 mph

May 15, 2020, 8:05 PM EDT

SMITH HIGHLANDS
Record
- May 15, 2020, 8:05 PM EDT. Wind, 75 mph, SMITH HIGHLANDS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:884987.
Wind, 59 mph

May 15, 2020, 8:09 PM EDT

WEST ORANGE
Record
- May 15, 2020, 8:09 PM EDT. Wind, 59 mph, WEST ORANGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:885000.
Wind, 69 mph

May 15, 2020, 8:15 PM EDT

TOWNSEND
Record
- May 15, 2020, 8:15 PM EDT. Wind, 69 mph, TOWNSEND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:885014.
Wind, 100 mph

May 15, 2020, 8:25 PM EDT

HOVEY CORNER
Record
- May 15, 2020, 8:25 PM EDT. Wind, 100 mph, HOVEY CORNER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:885015.
Wind, 90 mph

May 15, 2020, 8:25 PM EDT

FORGE VLG
Record
- May 15, 2020, 8:25 PM EDT. Wind, 90 mph, FORGE VLG. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:885016.
Wind, 59 mph

May 15, 2020, 8:40 PM EDT

DRACUT
Record
- May 15, 2020, 8:40 PM EDT. Wind, 59 mph, DRACUT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:885020.
Wind, 63 mph

May 15, 2020, 8:41 PM EDT

WORCESTER AP
Record
- May 15, 2020, 8:41 PM EDT. Wind, 63 mph, WORCESTER AP. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:8c13c88f7bd1b1ecda31c8cf52c8a4c51402f983c021a9b58e6a86b7815a38df.
Wind, 63 mph

May 15, 2020, 8:41 PM EDT

(ORH)WORCESTER MUNI
Record
- May 15, 2020, 8:41 PM EDT. Wind, 63 mph, (ORH)WORCESTER MUNI. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:885007.

How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

This free page covers the state. It does not check a street address.

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