New Jersey, 1987

Tornadoes and Hail in New Jersey, July 26, 1987

July 26, 1987 · NWS NYC · 17 events in 12 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail, 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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

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

Tornado, Warren

When
July 26, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Warren County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
40.980, -74.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
July 26, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Union County
Coordinates
40.650, -74.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Sussex

When
July 26, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Sussex County
Coordinates
41.220, -74.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
July 26, 9:15 AM CST
Where
Warren County
Coordinates
40.850, -75.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Morris

When
July 26, 9:25 AM CST
Where
Morris County
Coordinates
40.880, -74.580

Tornado, Union

When
July 26, 9:40 AM CST
Where
Union County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
23 yd
Coordinates
40.670, -74.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Hunterdon

When
July 26, 9:45 AM CST
Where
Hunterdon County
Coordinates
40.550, -74.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Essex

When
July 26, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Essex County
Coordinates
40.720, -74.370

Hail, Union

When
July 26, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Union County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.650, -74.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Somerset

When
July 26, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Somerset County
Coordinates
40.530, -74.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When
July 26, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Mercer County
Coordinates
40.370, -74.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex

When
July 26, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Middlesex County
Coordinates
40.420, -74.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Monmouth

When
July 26, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Monmouth County
Coordinates
40.270, -74.300

Hail, Burlington

When
July 26, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Burlington County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.000, -74.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Burlington

When
July 26, 11:38 AM CST
Where
Burlington County
Coordinates
40.100, -74.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Salem

When
July 26, 1:58 PM CST
Where
Salem County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
39.650, -75.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Salem

When
July 26, 2:14 PM CST
Where
Salem County
Coordinates
39.570, -75.370

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 10080420, 10080421, 10080422, 10080423, 10080424, 10080425, 10080426, 10080427, 10080428, 10080429, 10080430, 10080431, 10080432, 10080433, 10080434, 10080435, 10080436.