New Jersey, 1993

Tornado in New Jersey, September 8, 1993

September 8, 1993 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Atlantic

When
September 8, 8:45 AM EST
Where
Atlantic County, Brigantine
Rating
F0
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
39.420, -74.370

Four waterspouts were observed off the southern New Jersey coast in the midst of very moist and unstable atmospheric conditions. One waterspout was located 20 miles east of Barnegat, the other three were reported off Brigantine. One of the three moved inland as a weak tornado at the northern end of the barrier island city of Brigantine. Police said the tornado moved southward tearing off roof shingles and tree limbs along it short path. One resident had a 55-pound barbecue grill tossed about 150 feet from its original position and an outdoor table destroyed. The funnel dissipated rapidly after moving inland and was accompanied by small hail and very heavy rain.

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.

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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: 10335615.