Storms in New Jersey in 1987
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New Jersey in 1987, 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 1987 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
- 103
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $258,000
- Episodes
- 22
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 | 69 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 9 | 0 | 3 | $258,000 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1987
May 1987
June 1987
July 1987
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 1, 1987
- Tornado in New Jersey, July 2, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 8, 1987
- Hail in New Jersey, July 11, 1987
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 12, 1987
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 14, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 19, 1987
- Tornado in New Jersey, July 21, 1987
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 24, 1987
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 25, 1987
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Jersey, July 26, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 30, 1987
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 31, 1987
August 1987
September 1987
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, September 18, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Jersey, September 22, 1987
October 1987
More
Every year in New JerseyEvery state in 1987Tornadoes in New Jersey in 1987Warnings in New Jersey in 198719861988
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.