Storms in New Jersey in 2005

931 events in 246 episodes

Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New Jersey in 2005, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.

New Jersey in 2005 on the map

Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.

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 year

Events: 931
Deaths: 9
Injuries: 5
Damage: $101 million
Episodes: 246

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.

By kind of event

Kind of event	Events	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
Winter Weather	143	0	0
Strong Wind	113	1	0	$333,000
Heavy Snow	105	0	0
Thunderstorm Wind	99	0	0	$10,000
Storm Surge/Tide	93	0	0
Heat	74	2	0
Cold/Wind Chill	63	4	0
Flood	55	0	0	$52 million
Heavy Rain	35	0	0
Flash Flood	30	0	2	$20 million
Winter Storm	28	0	0	$27 million
Lightning	22	0	2	$512,000
Drought	21	0	0
High Surf	16	0	0
Hail	11	0	0	$1,000
High Wind	7	0	0	$320,000
Wildfire	5	0	0
Funnel Cloud	4	0	0
Ice Storm	3	0	0
Rip Current	2	2	1
Coastal Flood	2	0	0

Every episode, month by month

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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.