Storms in New Jersey in 1988
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New Jersey in 1988, 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 1988 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
- 77
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $3.3 million
- Episodes
- 15
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 | 67 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 6 | 0 | 15 | $3.3 million |
| Hail | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, May 22, 1988
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, May 23, 1988
June 1988
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, June 1, 1988
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, June 7, 1988
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, June 22, 1988
July 1988
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 14, 1988
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 16, 1988
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 17, 1988
- Tornado in New Jersey, July 20, 1988
- Tornado in New Jersey, July 23, 1988
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 26, 1988
August 1988
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, August 15, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Jersey, August 17, 1988
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, August 29, 1988
November 1988
More
Every year in New JerseyEvery state in 1988Tornadoes in New Jersey in 1988Warnings in New Jersey in 198819871989
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.