New Jersey, 1995Tornado and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 22, 1995
July 22, 1995 · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gloucester
- When
- July 22, 3:30 PM EST to 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Gloucester County, Northeast
- Coordinates
- 39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm caused wind damage in the northeast part of Gloucester County. The damage was exacerbated by a weak tornado (F0 on the Fujita Scale) in Deptford Township. The tornado touched down just east of New Jersey State Route 47 in the Southview Road (Near West Hampshire Road) Red Stone Ridge area. The tornado tore down large trees. One damaged a home. It also tore sections of roofs from several homes and knocked down one chimney. A mile stretch of New Jersey State Route 47 was blocked for several hours because of downed trees. Wind damage from severe thunderstorms also occurred in Mantua as up to two foot wide trees were uprooted. Uprooted trees also occurred in Franklinville and Woodbury. In West Deptford straight line winds knocked over hundreds of trees and pulled a swim club roof off. A 40,000 gallon oil spill occurred in the Delaware River when the damaging winds disrupted an oil transfer from a tanker just off West Deptford's Coastal Eagle Point Refinery.
Tornado, Gloucester
- When
- July 22, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Gloucester County, Deptford
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.8 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.850, -75.130
A severe thunderstorm caused wind damage in the northeast part of Gloucester County. The damage was exacerbated by a weak tornado (F0 on the Fujita Scale) in Deptford Township. The tornado touched down just east of New Jersey State Route 47 in the Southview Road (Near West Hampshire Road) Red Stone Ridge area. The tornado tore down large trees. One damaged a home. It also tore sections of roofs from several homes and knocked down one chimney. A mile stretch of New Jersey State Route 47 was blocked for several hours because of downed trees. Wind damage from severe thunderstorms also occurred in Mantua as up to two foot wide trees were uprooted. Uprooted trees also occurred in Franklinville and Woodbury. In West Deptford straight line winds knocked over hundreds of trees and pulled a swim club roof off. A 40,000 gallon oil spill occurred in the Delaware River when the damaging winds disrupted an oil transfer from a tanker just off West Deptford's Coastal Eagle Point Refinery.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gloucester
- When
- July 22, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Gloucester County, Franklinville
- Coordinates
- 39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm caused wind damage in the northeast part of Gloucester County. The damage was exacerbated by a weak tornado (F0 on the Fujita Scale) in Deptford Township. The tornado touched down just east of New Jersey State Route 47 in the Southview Road (Near West Hampshire Road) Red Stone Ridge area. The tornado tore down large trees. One damaged a home. It also tore sections of roofs from several homes and knocked down one chimney. A mile stretch of New Jersey State Route 47 was blocked for several hours because of downed trees. Wind damage from severe thunderstorms also occurred in Mantua as up to two foot wide trees were uprooted. Uprooted trees also occurred in Franklinville and Woodbury. In West Deptford straight line winds knocked over hundreds of trees and pulled a swim club roof off. A 40,000 gallon oil spill occurred in the Delaware River when the damaging winds disrupted an oil transfer from a tanker just off West Deptford's Coastal Eagle Point Refinery.
Thunderstorm Wind, Camden
- When
- July 22, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Camden County, Mount Ephraim
- Coordinates
- 39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms tore down numerous large limbs from trees in Mount Ephraim, Oaklyn and the Knight Park/West Collingswood Heights section of Collingswood.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 22, 1995$15 million · 2.75 in hail · 29 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 22, 1995$3.2 million · 2.5 in hail · 16 events
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 22, 1995$67,000 · 17 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 22, 1995$51,000 · 64 kt wind · 19 events
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 22, 1995$59,000 · 9 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 22, 1995$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, July 22, 1995$10,000 · F0 · 10 events
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 22, 19956 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 22, 1995$900 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 22, 1995$12,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 22, 19951.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 22, 1995$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events
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: 10335688, 10335689, 10335690, 10335657.