Weather alerts in New Jersey, 1997
104 weather alerts in 1997, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 104
- Warnings
- 88
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest month
- July31 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 16, 199711 alerts
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 12:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Mercer | 45 min |
| Feb 22, 12:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Somerset | 48 min |
| Mar 29, 12:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester | 46 min |
| Mar 29, 3:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington | 61 min |
| May 1, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson and 10 more | 6 hr |
| May 1, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 48 min |
| May 1, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester | 46 min |
| May 1, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Salem | 46 min |
| May 1, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington | 40 min |
| May 1, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Mercer | 51 min |
| May 1, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean | 46 min |
| May 1, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex | 46 min |
| May 1, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic | 45 min |
| May 3, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 6 more | 6 hr |
| May 6, 11:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Essex and 14 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Passaic | 56 min |
| May 6, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington | 32 min |
| May 6, 1:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen | 56 min |
| May 6, 1:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Essex, Hudson, Union | 56 min |
| May 6, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cumberland | 32 min |
| May 6, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 32 min |
| May 6, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cape May | 29 min |
| May 19, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Sussex, Warren | 4 hr |
| May 19, 9:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 48 min |
| May 19, 9:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Passaic | 63 min |
| May 19, 9:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen | 66 min |
| May 19, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 5 more | 3 hr |
| May 25, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 1:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 61 min |
| Jun 13, 1:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 61 min |
| Jun 13, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Mercer | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Monmouth | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 7:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex | 48 min |
| Jun 22, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Passaic | 53 min |
| Jun 22, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen | 38 min |
| Jun 26, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Salem | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 64 min |
| Jul 9, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Salem | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 61 min |
| Jul 9, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 63 min |
| Jul 9, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris | 62 min |
| Jul 9, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen, Passaic | 63 min |
| Jul 9, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Mercer | 63 min |
| Jul 16, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic | 50 min |
| Jul 16, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Ocean | 64 min |
| Jul 16, 3:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Ocean | 61 min |
| Jul 16, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic | 62 min |
| Jul 18, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Warren | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Essex, Union | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 30 min |
| Jul 18, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen, Hudson | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 7:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 30 min |
| Jul 18, 9:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland | 45 min |
| Jul 22, 1:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Bergen | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Union | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 5 hr |
| Jul 24, 6:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 4 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Union | 10 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Passaic | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris | 52 min |
| Aug 4, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic | 55 min |
| Aug 5, 4:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Camden | 117 min |
| Aug 5, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington | 60 min |
| Aug 5, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Union | 25 min |
| Aug 5, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 9:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex | 104 min |
| Aug 13, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Ocean | 59 min |
| Aug 13, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Passaic | 83 min |
| Aug 16, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Warren | 50 min |
| Aug 16, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 48 min |
| Aug 16, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris | 48 min |
| Aug 16, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Essex, Union | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen, Passaic | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Hudson | 77 min |
| Aug 16, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 46 min |
| Aug 17, 12:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Passaic | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 20, 11:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 11:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cumberland | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Ocean | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 5:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Ocean | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 5:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland | 3 hr |
| Aug 21, 8:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cumberland, Ocean | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 5:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 63 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 68 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 14 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 20 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Burlington County20
- Ocean County18
- Atlantic County17
- Passaic County17
- Bergen County16
- Mercer County15
- Camden County15
- Gloucester County15
- Middlesex County15
- Morris County15
- Sussex County15
- Union County15
- Cumberland County14
- Hunterdon County14
- Somerset County13
- Essex County13
- Warren County13
- Monmouth County12
- Salem County12
- Hudson County11
- Cape May County8
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.