New Jersey, 1994

Tornado and Hail in New Jersey, July 3, 1994

July 3, 1994 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Atlantic

When
July 3, 1:37 PM EST
Where
Atlantic County, Egg Harbor City
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Gloucester

When
July 3, 2:45 PM EST
Where
Gloucester County, Williamstown
Coordinates
39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were knocked down in Williamstown, Monroe and Washington Townships. In Monroe Township people were apparently struck by lightning while in a swimming pool. For the second time this day, a house was struck by lightning and set on fire. No other details were known.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burlington

When
July 3, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Burlington County, New Gretna
Coordinates
39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were uprooted in New Gretna.

Hail, Gloucester

When
July 3, 3:08 PM EST
Where
Gloucester County, Swedesboro
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Quarter-size hail destroyed the crops at two South Harrison Township farms. Ninety-six acres of soybeans was lost at one farm.

Tornado, Camden

When
July 3, 3:30 PM EST to 3:36 PM EST
Where
Camden County, Runnemede
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
500 yd
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
39.770, -74.980

A F1 (Fujita Scale) tornado touched down in the Blackwood area of Gloucester Township in Camden County. The tornado touched down along Davistown Road where a large tree was uprooted and a five foot diameter maple tree was snapped. Damage continued northeast across Brooklyn Road to the Heinz Bakery Plant on Little Gloucester Road. Silo caps, roof vents and roof tar paper were either blown or peeled off. The greatest damage and area of maximum tornadic strength was inflicted upon the Kindercare Learning Center on Broadacres Drive. Fortunately this occurred on a Sunday and none of the usual 100 children were inside. Pine trees near the center were uprooted. Most of the roof of the center was lifted off. Aluminum siding was peeled off. Insulation and siding were found in trees 200 yards from the center. Its central air conditioning unit was blown 20 yards. Several chain link fences near the center were turned down and a dumpster was flipped over. Two trailers sitting on a loading dock of a supermarket near the Kindercare Center were blown over. The supermarket's roof ventilation system also sustained damage. The last tornado related damaged occurred about one quarter of a mile northeast of the Kindercare where large limbs were snapped off. No injuries were reported.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 10335621, 10335662, 10335653, 10335663, 10335733.