New Jersey, 1990

Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 5, 1990

July 5, 1990 · NWS NYC · 12 events in 8 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
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  • 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
3
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hunterdon

When
July 5, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Hunterdon County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.370, -74.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When
July 5, 1:22 PM CST
Where
Mercer County
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
40.300, -74.730

Hail, Middlesex

When
July 5, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Middlesex County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.420, -74.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When
July 5, 1:37 PM CST
Where
Mercer County
Coordinates
40.220, -74.750

Hail, Monmouth

When
July 5, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Monmouth County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.300, -74.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Ocean

When
July 5, 1:56 PM CST
Where
Ocean County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
40.030, -74.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Atlantic

When
July 5, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Atlantic County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
39.630, -74.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Atlantic

When
July 5, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Atlantic County
Coordinates
39.450, -74.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
July 5, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Cumberland County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
39.370, -75.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Ocean

When
July 5, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Ocean County
Coordinates
39.700, -74.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Cape May

When
July 5, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Cape May County
Coordinates
39.130, -74.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Cape May

When
July 5, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Cape May County
Coordinates
39.280, -74.580

What these are

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

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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: 10078299, 10078300, 10078301, 10078302, 10078303, 10078304, 10078305, 10078306, 10078307, 10078308, 10078309, 10078310.