Storm History: Cape May County, New Jersey

Events

1,696

Deaths

18

Injuries

68

Damage

$699 million

Episodes

893

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.

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• Heat, July 18, 20052 deaths · 1 event here
• Rip Current, July 12, 20082 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20092 deaths · 2 events here
• Flood, October 28, 20121 death · $415 million · 79 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 18, 20031 death · $3.1 million · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Rip Current, July 22, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, June 18, 20061 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, June 29, 20141 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20151 death · 2 injured · 2 events here
• Rip Current, August 9, 20161 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 2, 20171 death · 3 injured · 2 events here
• Rip Current, September 3, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 31, 20221 death · 3 injured · 1 event here
• Rip Current, June 7, 20221 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, September 8, 20221 death · 1 injured · 1 event here

• Flood, October 28, 20121 death · $415 million · 79 kt wind · 6 events here
• Coastal Flood, November 11, 2009$124 million · 51 kt wind · 5 events here
• Blizzard, February 5, 2010$100 million · 4 events here
• Coastal Flood, January 28, 1998$15 million · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 1, 2015$12 million · 54 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 27, 2011$11 million · EF0 · 7 events here
• Coastal Flood, January 7, 1996$3.9 million · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, February 4, 1998$3.6 million · 64 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 18, 20031 death · $3.1 million · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Storm Surge/Tide, February 16, 2003$2.5 million · 6 events here
• Flood, September 1, 2006$1.5 million · 70 kt wind · 8 events here
• Blizzard, February 9, 2010$1.5 million · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 1996$800,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$750,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 2010$505,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 1997$500,000 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 16, 1999$300,000 · 54 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, January 18, 2006$265,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 27, 1971$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 6, 19791 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 29, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 27, 20082 injured · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20081.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 10, 19921.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 19901.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 22, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 1, 19931.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20211.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, June 21, 20161.25 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$750,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 2020$2,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Coastal Flood, May 25, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2017$20 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 2, 20161 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, October 18, 1990F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 1956$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 27, 1971$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 1988F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 1, 2023$5,000 · EF2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Cape May County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 202658 kt wind · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, February 23, 20262 events here
• Blizzard, February 22, 20262 events here
• Dense Fog, February 17, 20262 events here
• High Wind, February 7, 202653 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20262 events here
• Dense Fog, January 6, 20262 events here
• High Wind, December 29, 202552 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20252 events here
• High Wind, October 12, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 12, 20252 events here
• Coastal Flood, August 21, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 20252 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20251 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, March 15, 20252 events here
• High Wind, February 16, 202562 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20252 events here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20252 events here
• Dense Fog, December 9, 20242 events here
• Coastal Flood, November 15, 20242 events here
• Coastal Flood, September 20, 20242 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 12, 2024$10,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, May 25, 20242 events here
• High Wind, March 10, 202457 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20242 events here
• Coastal Flood, February 13, 20242 events here
• Dense Fog, January 26, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20242 events here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20242 events here
• Coastal Flood, January 13, 20242 events here
• High Wind, January 9, 202463 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, December 2, 20232 events here
• Dense Fog, December 2, 20232 events here
• Dense Fog, October 6, 20232 events here
• Coastal Flood, September 26, 20232 events here
• High Wind, September 23, 202354 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, September 23, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, July 6, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, June 3, 20232 events here
• Tornado, April 1, 2023$5,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, February 6, 20232 events here
• Dense Fog, January 5, 20232 events here
• Dense Fog, December 31, 20222 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20222 events here
• Coastal Flood, December 23, 20222 events here
• Dense Fog, November 4, 20222 events here
• Dense Fog, October 25, 20222 events here
• High Wind, October 2, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 2, 20224 events here
• Rip Current, September 8, 20221 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Rip Current, June 7, 20221 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 31, 20221 death · 3 injured · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 21, 20223 injured · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 7, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, April 18, 20222 events here
• Blizzard, January 28, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 20222 events here
• Coastal Flood, January 3, 20222 events here
• High Wind, October 29, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20211 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20211.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 9, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 30, 202158 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20212 events here
• Coastal Flood, February 1, 20214 events here
• High Wind, December 24, 202060 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 202056 kt wind · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 30, 20202 events here
• Rip Current, September 29, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 202077 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 2020EF1 · 3 events here
• Tropical Storm, July 10, 20206 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 20201 event here
• Flood, July 1, 2020$2,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 2020EF0 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 202051 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 13, 202071 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 202063 kt wind · 6 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 10, 20194 events here
• Rip Current, September 26, 20191 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201952 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 20192 events here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20192 events here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, December 5, 20182 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 27, 201858 kt wind · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, September 9, 20184 events here
• Winter Storm, March 21, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 2018$100,000 · 71 kt wind · 4 events here
• Blizzard, January 4, 201856 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, December 25, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20171 event here
• Flood, October 29, 2017$20 · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, September 19, 20172 events here
• Rip Current, September 3, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 19, 20172 injured · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 16, 20174 injured · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 13, 20171 injured · 1 event here
• Flood, August 7, 20173 events here
• Rip Current, August 2, 20171 death · 3 injured · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 20174 injured · 27 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20172 injured · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2017$20 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 201752 kt wind · 2 events here
• Rip Current, June 15, 20171 injured · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, May 25, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 13, 20173 events here
• Blizzard, March 14, 201753 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 201753 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 13, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 201752 kt wind · 3 events here
• Coastal Flood, January 23, 201755 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20172 events here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 17, 20162 events here
• Astronomical Low Tide, December 15, 20162 events here
• Strong Wind, October 9, 2016$20 · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, September 29, 20162 events here
• Flood, September 19, 201620 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 9, 20161 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Flood, June 21, 20161.25 in hail · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 201663 kt wind · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, May 5, 20163 events here
• Winter Weather, April 9, 20161 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20162 events here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20161 event here
• Coastal Flood, January 23, 20161 event here
• High Wind, January 23, 201668 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20162 events here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20161 event here
• Strong Wind, November 10, 2015$1,000 · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 1, 2015$12 million · 54 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20151 event here
• Rip Current, July 25, 20151 event here
• Lightning, July 21, 20152 injured · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20152 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20151 event here
• Rip Current, June 28, 20151 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201574 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 15, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, June 6, 20151 event here
• Lightning, June 6, 2015$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20151 event here
• Strong Wind, April 20, 2015$2,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, April 4, 2015$1,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20152 events here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20152 events here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20152 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 20152 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 20153 events here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20151 death · 2 injured · 2 events here
• Astronomical Low Tide, February 20, 20152 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20152 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20152 events here
• High Wind, February 15, 2015$120,000 · 57 kt wind · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 20152 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 20152 events here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20152 events here
• Strong Wind, February 12, 2015$3,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, February 2, 2015$7,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, January 30, 2015$11,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 26, 20152 events here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20152 events here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20152 events here
• Strong Wind, January 7, 2015$13,000 · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20152 events here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20152 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 4, 2015$50,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 4, 2015$4,000 · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, December 9, 2014$4,000 · 4 events here
• Strong Wind, November 2, 2014$7,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, October 22, 2014$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20141 event here
• Rip Current, June 29, 20141 death · 1 event here
• Heat, June 17, 20142 events here
• Strong Wind, April 15, 2014$2,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 25, 2014$6,000 · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20142 events here
• High Wind, March 12, 2014$50,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20142 events here
• Dense Fog, February 21, 20142 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20141 event here
• Strong Wind, February 13, 2014$10,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20142 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 28, 20142 events here
• Strong Wind, January 25, 2014$2,000 · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20142 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20142 events here
• Dense Fog, January 14, 20142 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20142 events here
• Astronomical Low Tide, January 7, 20141 event here
• Strong Wind, January 6, 2014$10,000 · 4 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20142 events here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 2014$4,000 · 4 events here
• Strong Wind, December 29, 2013$4,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20131 event here
• Strong Wind, November 27, 2013$8,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, November 23, 2013$10,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, October 10, 2013$5,000 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 20133 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 20131 event here
• Hail, June 13, 201355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tsunami, June 13, 20131 event here
• Strong Wind, May 25, 2013$300 · 2 events here
• Wildfire, April 27, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, March 21, 20132 events here
• Coastal Flood, March 9, 20132 events here
• Coastal Flood, March 6, 2013$145,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Strong Wind, February 17, 2013$2,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20132 events here
• Winter Weather, February 2, 20132 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20132 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 2013$6,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20132 events here
• Dense Fog, January 12, 20132 events here
• Strong Wind, December 30, 2012$6,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, December 27, 2012$5,000 · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, December 26, 2012$10,000 · 64 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, December 22, 2012$2,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, December 21, 2012$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, November 7, 2012$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, October 28, 20121 death · $415 million · 79 kt wind · 6 events here
• Strong Wind, September 18, 2012$15,000 · 2 events here
• Rip Current, September 16, 20121 event here
• Rip Current, September 5, 20121 event here

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Tornadoes in Cape May CountyEvery warning in Cape May County since 1986Every county in New Jersey

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.