New Jersey, 1994

Tornado and Hail in New Jersey, July 26, 1994

July 26, 1994 · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
39
Property damage
$5.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Gloucester

When
July 26, 3:15 PM EST
Where
Gloucester County, Woodbury
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two reports of large hail were received from West Deptford Township. Quarter-size hail fell in the Verga area while penny-size hail fell elsewhere within the township.

Hail, Monmouth

When
July 26, 3:25 PM EST
Where
Monmouth County, Freehold to Marlboro
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Monmouth

When
July 26, 3:25 PM EST
Where
Monmouth County, Freehold
Injuries
39 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
July 26, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Union County, Kenilworth
Coordinates
40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Somerset

When
July 26, 3:35 PM EST
Where
Somerset County, Bridgewater Twsp.
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Union

When
July 26, 3:45 PM EST
Where
Union County, Of Kenilworth
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$5.0 million
Coordinates
40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bergen

When
July 26, 4:01 PM EST
Where
Bergen County, N. Arlington
Coordinates
40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in New Jersey in 1994Every state in 1994This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for New Jersey, 1994Warnings in New Jersey, July 1994

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: 10335665, 10335471, 10335472, 10335449, 10335245, 10335450, 10335633.