What is Spring weather like in Salem, MA? (Framingham, Revere: home, tornado)

[BattonGirl]

Hello, there. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how the weather is in springtime in Salem? We are planning to relocate there in a few years. I have a huge anxiety over tornado weather and living in the Midwest is doing nothing but making springtime the worst time of year for me. I know you run that risk pretty much anywhere but the Midwest isn't called Tornado Alley for no reason.

[gf2020]

Welcome to C-D!

Risk of a tornado in coastal New England is pretty low, in general, however, there was a minor tornado in Revere - about 10 miles from Salem - earlier this summer.

It's the summer time lightning strikes and flash flooding that you have to worry about in Salem!

[Bruins_Fan]

Tornado risk is pretty minimal here. Spring weather tends to be cool. It's not uncommon for the coastal areas of the North Shore to be a good 10 degrees cooler than inland locations, i.e. Metrowest (Framingham, Natick, etc), and places like Nashua, NH away from the water.

[BattonGirl]

I appreciate the feedback! It's good to know the risk is significantly lower.

[traffic_lover]

Originally Posted by gf2020

Welcome to C-D!

Risk of a tornado in coastal New England is pretty low, in general, however, there was a minor tornado in Revere - about 10 miles from Salem - earlier this summer.

It's the summer time lightning strikes and flash flooding that you have to worry about in Salem!

the tornado in revere was a 1 in 500 year anomaly. tornadoes simply so not happen near shore ie salem. your risk of being hit by a psycho north shore driver is much higher than bwing sucked into a tornado.

spring varies drastically year to year. we've had 80s and sun in march (tho rare) and 60s and rain/fog/mist for entire June s.

I will agree the temp at coast will be 10-15 deg cooler esp in spring cuz the ocean temp rises slower than continental air mass. ie I've had days where its 80 at work (chelms) and 65 at home (marble)