| May 2006 | Flood | Countywide | 2 killed, $7,000,000 | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Lightning | Conomo Pt | 2 killed | Two women were struck by lightning while walking towards the parking lot from the beach at Crane's Beach in Ipswich. One was a 61 year old woman from Connecticut, the other a 69 year old woman from Massachusetts. Both went into cardiac arrest and were given CPR before being transported to Beverly Hospital and then to Massachusetts General Hospital's burn unit. The 61 year old woman died of her injuries the evening of September 6th. The 69 year old succumbed to her injuries a week later on September 13th. |
| June 2008 | Lightning | Haverhill Arpt | 1 killed, 1 hurt | A Methuen couple hiking in a park, took shelter under a tree during a thunderstorm. They were struck by lightning. The couple was transferred to a local hospital where the husband was declared dead. |
| July 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 killed, 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1962 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 3 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Flood | Newbury | 2 hurt, $3,270,000 | Three to seven inches of rain fell across Essex County resulting in several rivers going into minor flood, including the Spicket River at Methuen and the Merrimack River at Lawrence and at Haverhill. In addition, several small streams rose above flood stage across Essex County, including the Parker River at Byfield and the Ipswich River at Ipswich and South Middleton.||Several streets were closed due to flooding in Peabody, Methuen, Andover, Danvers, Saugus, Gloucester, and Topsfield. Many basements were also flooded. The Mayor of Gloucester reported water pouring in the windows of the police station, as well as water coming into City Hall, some of the schools, and the Rose Baker Senior Center. Minor flooding occurred at the Danvers Electric Division and the Peabody Institute Library.||Two people were injured when a 28 year old woman's car became stranded in a deep puddle on the shoulder of Interstate 95. A Massachusetts state trooper rescued her from her car, cutting his arm on broken glass from the window. Thirteen people in Peabody were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning after an unvented, gasoline powered pump was set up in a basement, emitting noxious fumes to the rest of the building. |
| June 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| August 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Flood | South Essex | 1 hurt, $9,800,000 | Several small streams rose above flood stage across Essex County, including the Ipswich River at Ipswich and South Middleton, the Shawsheen River at Andover, and the Parker River at Byfield. This river flooding, coupled with heavy rain and poor drainage flooding, resulted in a federal disaster declaration for seven counties in Massachusetts, including Essex County. ||Numerous streets were closed and basements flooded in Peabody, Salem, Newbury, Haverhill, Topsfield, Andover, Gloucester, Newburyport, Byfield, Middleton, and Rowley, including Route 128 S in Peabody and Route 1 in Topsfield. Portions of Merrimack College in Andover were flooded, submerging trees downed by the wind. Several cars were stranded in floodwaters, including one in Saugus at the Shaws parking lot, three on Woburn Street in Andover, and two on Foster Street in Peabody. Several people were trapped in the cars in Peabody, but were successfully rescued. Many streets in downtown Peabody were under four feet of water. Collections at the Stevens Memorial Library in North Andover were damaged by floodwaters.||In Lawrence, a total of 50 homes on Willow Street, Exchange Street, and Myrtle Street were evacuated. In addition, twenty eight people in the Holiday Inn Express on Winthrop Street were evacuated due to flooding in the hotel. Approximately 25 three tenant homes along the Spicket River were evacuated. The Carriage Hill Apartments in Amesbury were evacuated due to flooding from a nearby pond. The Washington Park Condos and all 110 residents of the Marland Place Assisted Living Center in Andover were evacuated.||A 500 foot stretch of Route 62 in Danvers was closed when a fifteen foot deep sinkhole developed because of an underground culvert that was washed out after nearly eight inches of rain fell. It reopened nearly three weeks later after work was delayed by a second major rainstorm.|A sewer treatment plant in Gloucester processed roughly 15 million gallons of wastewater during the storm, nearly 5 times capacity. As a result, excess wastewater was combined with runoff and released into the harbor.||One fatality indirectly resulted from the flooding when a 49 year old man drowned while pumping water from his office. A 15 year old girl was hospitalized for hypothermia after spending 45 minutes in the Ipswich River when the canoe she was in capsized. |
| July 1968 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prides Crossing | 1 hurt, $10,000 | Trees, wires, and limbs on Essex, Gridding, and Pennet Streets were downed by thunderstorm winds. These winds were accompanied by penny size hail. One of the falling tree limbs landed on a person, injuring (direct) them. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawthorne | 1 hurt, $3,000 | At a fireworks display, one of the vendors signs blew down injuring one person. In addition, trees on Cherry Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2014 | Lightning | Shawsheen Vlg | 1 hurt | A 31 year old man was struck by lightning while taking out trash behind the Dunkin' Donuts shop where he worked. He was struck in his left thumb and the force of the strike sent him flying into the windshield of a parked car 15 feet away and setting his shirt on fire. He sustained injuries to his shoulder and thumb. He was taken to an area hospital for evaluation but then sent home. |
| June 2010 | Lightning | Forest River | 1 hurt | An 18 year old male was struck by lightning as he was letting his dogs back into the house. He was transported to the hospital but was not seriously injured. |
| July 2007 | Lightning | Peabody | 1 hurt | Person struck by lighting on Nicholson Street. Extent of injuries unknown. |
| March 2001 | Flash Flood | Methuen | $10,000,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beverly | $5,000,000 | Local police reported numerous trees blown down. At the Beverly Airport, a wind gust to an estimated 70 to 75 mph occurred during a severe thunderstorm, flipping over several light aircraft and damaging a total of 14 aircraft. Five were damaged beyond repair. |
| October 2011 | Flash Flood | North Salem | $2,500,000 | Numerous streets were closed due to flooding. In addition, numerous vehicles were reported stuck in water on roads throughout Peabody; occupants had to be rescued and vehicles towed. Parts of Route 128 were impassable due to flooding. The Peabody police station was flooded, damaging training rooms, telephones, three police cruisers, and two motorcycles. Several houses were flooded near the intersection of Washington and Granite Streets. The Lahey Clinic was flooded with 4 to 6 feet of water in the basement and several inches of water in the 1st floor hallways. The fire chief estimated that at least 100 houses and 40 businesses were damaged. In addition, at least 100 basements throughout town were flooded. Flooding was extensive enough that schools were closed. |
| October 2011 | Flash Flood | Marblehead | $2,500,000 | Numerous streets were closed due to flooding. Approximately 500 houses experienced some sort of flooding, 100 of these houses had to have the electricity cut off to prevent further problems related to basement flooding. Water levels in houses were reported to be between 4 and 9 feet deep. Six houses on Elmwood Road had at least 8 feet of water on the 1st floor. On Paradise Road between the 300 block and 1000 block, 90 percent of the businesses had water damage. Orchard, Bradley, and Elmwood Roads, Humphrey, Burrill, New Ocean, and Columbia Streets, Shepard and Atlantic Avenues, and Sculpin Way were still closed around 2pm because of flooding, several hours after rain had stopped. One elementary school was closed, while other schools in the area delayed opening because of the flooding. In Lynn, Chatham Street was closed due to flooding and approximately 180 homes experienced severe flooding in the basements. Seven city buildings sustained water damage, the worst being Harrington Elementary and Marshall Middle School with water coming in from below and through the roof. |
| October 2011 | Flash Flood | Beverly | $1,000,000 | The Federal Street railroad underpass and portions of Park Street flooded, resulting in several cars getting stuck in the floodwaters. At least eight inches of water flooded the Cummings Center, flooding all first floor businesses (about 200). The Department of Public Works garage flooded, damaging police cars and other city vehicles. Approximately 100 houses were affected by flooding. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Lynnfield | $570,000 | Pillings Pond |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Georgetown | $570,000 | Parker River |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Peabody | $570,000 | Procter and Goldwaithe Brooks |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Lawrence | $570,000 | Shawsheen River |
| October 2011 | Flash Flood | Devereux | $500,000 | Three to four inches of rain fell in Marblehead, resulting in flooding on numerous roads. In addition, 66 houses, 3 businesses, the library, a school, and 26 rental units experienced flooding at least 2 feet deep. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | West Peabody | $500,000 | In Lynn, Alley and Commercial streets experienced significant flooding. A car was stranded on Chatham Street. In Peabody, a car was stranded near Foster and Spring Streets. Shaws Lane and Oak Streets were flooded. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peabody | $500,000 | no account filed |
| October 2011 | Flood | Topsfield | $300,000 | The Ipswich River flooded the Topsfield Fairgrounds parking lot and grounds. This resulted in a delay in the opening of the annual Topsfield fair. Alternate parking lots had to be opened and shuttles used to transport patrons to and from the fair. Approximately 100 small businesses were affected by floodwaters flooding their travel trailers. |
| August 1991 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Andover | $200,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Andover | $150,000 | Heavy rain fell across much of Lawrence and Andover, with the Automated Surface Observing System at Lawrence, MA (KLWM) recording 0.52 inches of rain in six minutes. This combined with a blocked culvert designed to drain runoff from Interstate 495 resulted in four to five feet of water inundating three homes on Binney Street in Andover. In addition, a large sinkhole formed on Shepard Street near the entrance of the Lawrence Industrial Park. Other reports of flooding included: motorists stuck in floodwaters on Route 133, flooding in the town hall basement, and minor street flooding. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Peabody | $150,000 | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Flash Flood | East Saugus | $100,000 | In Lynn at 530 AM EST, Boston Street was flooded and impassable at Stetson Street. A car was trapped in flood waters at the intersection of Boston and Bridge Streets. At 536 AM EST, a car was trapped in flood waters at Lynn Commons; people in the car needed to be rescued. At 542 AM EST multiple cars were trapped in flood waters at the intersection of Boston Street and Cottage Street; the road was closed. Also multiple cars were trapped in flood waters at Washington and Johnson Streets. At 550 AM EST, Western Avenue, Liberty Street, and North Common Street were closed due to flooding. At 555 AM EST Alley Street was flooded and impassable. At 558 AM EST, a car was trapped in flooding on Commercial Street at Fenwick Street. At 649 AM EST, multiple cars were trapped in flood waters on Monroe, New Park, and Federal Streets as well as Western Avenue. At 8 AM EST, Ainsworth Place at Boston Road experienced flooding into buildings. An amateur radio operator in Lynn reported a storm total of 3.79 inches of rain. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grosvenor Corner | $100,000 | Surveys done by emergency management, fire, and police officials as well as NWS storm spotters and discussed with the NWS office determined that straight line winds with speeds up to 80 mph caused the damage that occurred in Haverhill. Numerous trees and wires were downed throughout Haverhill with some blocking streets and others falling onto houses and cars. This included at least 50 trees that fell at the Haverhill Country Club. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ipswich | $100,000 | Over 100 trees were downed, snapped, or lost large limbs. This included hardwood and softwood trees such as oaks and pines. Power was out for a majority of the town since many utility lines were brought down. Damage from this microburst began at Mile Lane and Linebrook Road where tops of a large pine tree and oak tree were snapped off and ended on Argilla Road where large tree limbs and power lines were downed.||The most significant damage was on Topsfield Road where a large pine tree was downed and multiple utility lines were downed, including a transformer. Damage was also significant on South Main Street at County Road where large oak trees had limbs snapped off and numerous power and utility lines were downed. On Waldingfield Road, a large tree and limbs were downed onto the commuter rail tracks, resulting in delays until the debris could be cleared. |
| October 2011 | Flash Flood | Salem Maritime Nhs | $100,000 | Winthrop, Wilson, Tremont, Canal, and Buffum Streets, Marlborough Road, Route 107 at the Salem/Lynn line, and Highland and Jefferson Avenue were closed due to flooding. Vehicles were stuck in floodwaters and four people were rescued from vehicles. |
| July 2008 | Lightning | South Lynnfield | $100,000 | An apartment copmlex on Dearborn Road caught fire after being struck by lightning. A firefighter fighting the fire suffered minor injuries (indirect) after a ceiling collapsed on him. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Methuen | $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Lightning | Gloucester | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynn | $75,000 | Numerous trees and wires were downed throughout Lynn, closing thirty to forty streets. An amateur radio operator recorded a wind gust of 60 mph on their home weather station on Centre Street. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Haverhill | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Middleton | $60,000 | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Lynn | $50,000 | At 9:16 AM EST, cars on Monroe Street in Lynn were floating in the street. At 9:18 AM EST, water was rising in a building on Monroe Street, causing people to stand on chairs. At 9:31 AM cars were trapped in flood waters on Chatham Street under a bridge; the road was impassable. At 10:03 AM the basement door to a building on Union Street had collapsed due to the flooding, and water was pouring in. At 10:18 AM, large sections of Boston Street in Lynn were flooded and impassable, and several cars were trapped in the floodwaters. At 10:32 AM state route 107 on the Lynn/Salem border was closed due to flooding. At 10:59 AM EST, manhole covers were reported coming off the road on Seymour Avenue. A car was trapped in three feet of water on Wilfred Street; the road was impassable. At 11:42 AM EST, street flooding on Erie Street reached several feet. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Methuen | $50,000 | Approximately twenty to thirty trees and wires on Hampstead and Old Homestead Streets were downed by microburst winds. |
| December 2014 | Debris Flow | Topsfield | $50,000 | Route 1 at Ipswich Road in Topsfield was closed in both directions due to a landslide. The landslide damaged four cars and left some of the road buried under three feet of mud. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Lawrence | $50,000 | In Lawrence, trees were downed on Winthrop Avenue, Essex Street, Everett Street, and Methuen Street. A tree fell onto a house on Furber Street and another on Melvin Street. In North Andover, a large tree was downed on Boston Road near Route 114 and on Main Street. Damage was a little more extensive in Andover, where many trees were downed on the south side of town including on Vine Street. Trees and wires were downed on Bridle Path Road. |
| July 2014 | Lightning | East Boxford | $50,000 | Lightning struck a house on Baldpate Road in Boxford which ignited a fire. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Boxford | $50,000 | Trees and wires on Glendale Road were downed by thunderstorm winds. A tree was downed onto a car on Lake Shore Road, blocking the road. |
| June 2012 | Lightning | Lynn | $50,000 | Lightning struck a three family home on Washington Street, setting fire to the house. Damage was to the front roof in the third floor unit. Residents in the third floor unit were unable to return to their unit due to water damage. Other units were not damaged. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salem Cgas | $50,000 | Trees on Broadway, Wisteria Street, and Raymond Avenue were downed by thunderstorm winds. One of these trees fell on a house on Broadway. Another fell on a car on Wisteria Street. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawsheen Vlg | $50,000 | Numerous trees and wires were downed across Andover and North Andover. Trees were downed onto houses at the intersection of Central Street and Shawsheen Road and on Kathleen Drive in Andover and at the intersection of Marion Avenue and Abbott Street in North Andover. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawsheen Vlg | $50,000 | Several trees were downed in Andover. One went through the roof of a house on Lowell Street. Another was downed on a car on South Main Street. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swampscott | $50,000 | Trees and wires were downed on several streets in Marblehead and Swampscott, including Pickwick Road in Marblehead and Thomas and Banks Roads in Swampscott. One of the trees on Banks Road fell onto a garage. A tree on Thomas Road landed on a house causing extensive damage. |
| July 2009 | Lightning | South Lawrence | $50,000 | Lightning struck a house on Fossen Way setting it on fire. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Ipswich | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wenham | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Flood | Haverhill | $45,000 | Flooding affected several homes in Danvers, and closed a portion of Bridge Street in Salem.|Minor to moderate flooding affected the larger mainstem rivers in the Merrimack basin. The Merrimack River at Lowell crested at 58.1 feet at 7 pm on the 17th (flood stage is 52 feet) which is the fifth highest flood on record. In Haverhill, it crested at 17.6 feet at 230 am on the 18th (flood stage is 15 feet) while in Lawrence, a crest of 29 feet was reported at 9 am on the 18th (flood stage is 20 feet). The Spicket River at Methuen crested at 9 feet at 145 pm on the 18th (flood stage is 8 feet). The Concord River at Lowell crested at 8.4 feet at 1 am on the 19th (flood stage is 8 feet). |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Salem Maritime Nhs | $40,000 | At 9:18 AM EST, Walnut Street in Peabody was closed due to flooding. At 9:36 AM EST, Spring Street was closed due to flooding. At 9:41 AM EST Oak Street was closed due to flooding; a car was trapped in the parking lot of the Elks Lodge on Oak Street. At 9:42 AM train tracks were flooded near Howley Street and Proctor Brook; the water level was six inches below the bridge. Also, Tremont Street and Foster Street were closed due to flooding with several cars trapped in the waters. By 9:48 AM nearly two feet of water was reported on Walnut Street with two cars trapped on the road. At 10:02 AM EST, Margin Street near Sheldon Road was flooded and closed. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prides Crossing | $40,000 | Multiple trees around Beverly were downed by thunderstorm winds, including trees on McKay, Balch, and Herrick Streets and one on Cross Lane. Trees downed near Beverly Hospital blocked emergency vehicle access to the hospital. One utility pole also was downed. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Topsfield | $35,000 | Numerous trees and wires were downed throughout Topsfield, including on Valley Road and Route 97. |
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