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Highest risk cities in Massachusetts

Highest tornado risk cities in Massachusetts

Ranked city list for severe outbreak corridors, based on 127/127 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Tornado score

15/100

Updated Wed, Sep 23, 11:24 PM.

127/127 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by tornado score from 127 evaluated locations.

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#1

Northampton, MA

50 points above the state reference

#2

Millers Falls, MA

20 points above the state reference

#3

Chicopee, MA

12 points above the state reference

#4

Springfield, MA

12 points above the state reference

#5

Westfield, MA

12 points above the state reference

#6

Holyoke, MA

8 points above the state reference

#7

Lawrence, MA

8 points above the state reference

#8

Mattapoisett Center, MA

8 points above the state reference

#9

Methuen Town, MA

8 points above the state reference

#10

North Adams, MA

8 points above the state reference

#11

Pinehurst, MA

8 points above the state reference

#12

South Yarmouth, MA

8 points above the state reference

#13

West Yarmouth, MA

8 points above the state reference

#14

Marlborough, MA

4 points above the state reference

#15

Beverly, MA

at the state reference

#16

Boston, MA

at the state reference

#17

Chelsea, MA

at the state reference

#18

Leominster, MA

at the state reference

#19

Peabody, MA

at the state reference

#20

Salem, MA

at the state reference

#21

South Deerfield, MA

at the state reference

#22

Brockton, MA

3 points below the state reference

#23

Hanscom AFB, MA

3 points below the state reference

#24

Cambridge, MA

7 points below the state reference

#25

Cordaville, MA

7 points below the state reference

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across127/127 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.