Storms in New Jersey in 1974
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New Jersey in 1974, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
New Jersey in 1974 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 18
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $250
- Episodes
- 13
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 2 | 0 | 0 | $250 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1974
May 1974
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, May 12, 1974
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, May 17, 1974
- Hail in New Jersey, May 24, 1974
July 1974
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 5, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 10, 1974
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 19, 1974
- Tornado in New Jersey, July 24, 1974
August 1974
September 1974
More
Every year in New JerseyEvery state in 1974Tornadoes in New Jersey in 197419731975
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.