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Highest risk cities in Massachusetts

Highest tornado risk cities in Massachusetts

Ranked city list for severe outbreak corridors, based on 140/140 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, Nov 11, 1:35 AM.

140/140 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by tornado score from 140 evaluated locations.

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#1

Northampton, MA

50 points above the state reference

65/100

#2

Millers Falls, MA

20 points above the state reference

35/100

#3

Worcester, MA

16 points above the state reference

31/100

#4

Chicopee, MA

12 points above the state reference

27/100

#5

Springfield, MA

12 points above the state reference

27/100

#6

Westfield, MA

12 points above the state reference

27/100

#7

Holyoke, MA

8 points above the state reference

23/100

#8

Lawrence, MA

8 points above the state reference

23/100

#9

Mattapoisett Center, MA

8 points above the state reference

23/100

#10

Methuen Town, MA

8 points above the state reference

23/100

#11

North Adams, MA

8 points above the state reference

23/100

#12

Pinehurst, MA

8 points above the state reference

23/100

#13

South Yarmouth, MA

8 points above the state reference

23/100

#14

West Yarmouth, MA

8 points above the state reference

23/100

#15

Marlborough, MA

4 points above the state reference

19/100

#16

Beverly, MA

at the state reference

15/100

#17

Chelsea, MA

at the state reference

15/100

#18

Great Barrington, MA

at the state reference

15/100

#19

Leominster, MA

at the state reference

15/100

#20

Peabody, MA

at the state reference

15/100

#21

Salem, MA

at the state reference

15/100

#22

South Deerfield, MA

at the state reference

15/100

#23

Brockton, MA

3 points below the state reference

12/100

#24

Hanscom AFB, MA

3 points below the state reference

12/100

#25

Cambridge, MA

7 points below the state reference

8/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across140/140 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.