New Jersey, 1991

Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 21, 1991

July 21, 1991 · NWS NYC · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

8 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sussex

When
July 21, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Sussex County
Coordinates
40.980, -74.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Bergen

When
July 21, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Bergen County
Coordinates
40.970, -74.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Morris

When
July 21, 3:42 PM CST
Where
Morris County
Coordinates
40.800, -74.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Essex

When
July 21, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Essex County
Coordinates
40.770, -74.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
July 21, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Union County
Coordinates
40.670, -74.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Somerset

When
July 21, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Somerset County
Coordinates
40.530, -74.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex

When
July 21, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Middlesex County
Coordinates
40.580, -74.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex

When
July 21, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Middlesex County
Coordinates
40.450, -74.400

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in New Jersey in 1991Every state in 1991This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, July 1991

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: 10078792, 10078793, 10078794, 10078795, 10078796, 10078797, 10078798, 10078799.