New Jersey, 1975

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 13, 1975

July 13, 1975 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

Event by event

2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Cumberland

When
July 13, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Cumberland County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
77 yd
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
39.500, -75.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Burlington

When
July 13, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Burlington County
Coordinates
39.970, -74.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Burlington

When
July 13, 5:10 AM CST
Where
Burlington County
Coordinates
40.070, -74.880

Tornado, Bergen

When
July 13, 7:26 AM CST
Where
Bergen County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.900, -74.050

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10081256, 10081468, 10081469, 10081470.