Storm History: Essex County, New Jersey

Events

570

Deaths

15

Injuries

43

Damage

$24 million

Episodes

340

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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• High Wind, October 29, 20125 deaths · $1.8 million · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20215 deaths · 13 events here
• Flood, April 15, 20071 death · $4.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 20241 death · $15,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20091 death · 3 injured · $11,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 29, 20121 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20261 death · 2 events here

• Flash Flood, September 16, 1999$7.3 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 19, 1996$5.0 million · 3 events here
• Flood, April 15, 20071 death · $4.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 1997$3.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 29, 20125 deaths · $1.8 million · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, December 24, 2014$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 29, 2021$333,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, September 18, 2012$200,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 10, 2008$158,000 · 90 kt wind · 14 events here
• High Wind, January 31, 2013$100,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 3, 2016$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 2, 2017$100,000 · 2 events here
• Lightning, June 1, 1998$90,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 15, 2008$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 28, 2016$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 2018$50,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 1, 2019$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2016$49,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Strong Wind, February 24, 2016$40,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019$28,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here

• Hail, August 19, 2011$500 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, December 9, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 18, 20061.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20041.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 21, 20031.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 20021.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 23, 19911.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 19901.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 19871.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 19851.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2009$1,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 8, 2023$11,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20211 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, October 18, 199020 injured · F3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Essex County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 22, 20262 events here
• High Wind, February 7, 202651 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20261 death · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20262 events here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20262 events here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20252 events here
• Strong Wind, October 13, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2025$8,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025$12,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 17, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20252 events here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, December 20, 20242 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2024$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20249 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2024$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 20241 death · $15,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2024$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 11, 202454 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 13, 20242 events here
• Coastal Flood, January 13, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20241 event here
• High Wind, December 18, 202357 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 18, 20233 events here
• Hail, September 8, 2023$11,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 27, 20232 events here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2022$16,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 25, 20222 events here
• Strong Wind, February 18, 20221 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, October 26, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20215 deaths · 13 events here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20212 events here
• Tornado, July 29, 2021$333,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 20219 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2021$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20211 event here
• High Wind, March 26, 202154 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 20212 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20212 events here
• High Wind, December 25, 202058 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20202 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020$11,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, August 4, 20202 injured · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20203 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2020$11,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20201 event here
• Hail, April 21, 2020$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 13, 2020$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20192 events here
• Strong Wind, November 1, 2019$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019$28,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2019$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20196 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 20192 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2019$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20192 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20192 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2019$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 15, 2019$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 3, 20192 events here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20192 events here
• Strong Wind, January 30, 2019$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 30, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, September 25, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20185 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20181 event here
• Hail, July 3, 2018$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2018$8,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 20185 events here
• Strong Wind, April 4, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 2, 20182 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20182 events here
• High Wind, March 2, 2018$50,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, December 9, 20171 event here
• Strong Wind, October 24, 2017$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, March 14, 20172 events here
• Strong Wind, March 2, 2017$100,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20172 events here
• Strong Wind, January 23, 2017$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, November 15, 20163 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20162 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20162 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2016$3,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2016$21,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, July 1, 2016$49,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 3, 2016$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 28, 2016$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 24, 2016$40,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20164 events here
• Dense Fog, December 23, 20152 events here
• Dense Fog, November 27, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2015$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 20151 event here
• Strong Wind, April 22, 2015$2,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 20152 events here
• Strong Wind, February 15, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20152 events here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20152 events here
• Flood, January 18, 20152 events here
• Dense Fog, December 24, 2014$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, December 9, 2014$10,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, November 2, 2014$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 2014$8,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 2014$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 201456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20141 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, April 30, 20142 events here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20142 events here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20142 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20142 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20142 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20142 events here
• Winter Storm, December 14, 20131 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 11, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 20131 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2013$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20132 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 2013$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 7, 20132 events here
• Strong Wind, March 6, 2013$11,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20132 events here
• High Wind, January 31, 2013$100,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 26, 2012$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 7, 20122 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 29, 20121 death · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 29, 20125 deaths · $1.8 million · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2012$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, September 18, 2012$200,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20122 events here
• Flood, December 7, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, October 29, 20111 injured · 2 events here
• Flood, September 6, 20111 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 28, 20111 event here
• Hail, August 19, 2011$500 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20112 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2011$3,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2011$10,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 20113 events here
• Lightning, April 12, 2011$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20111 event here
• Ice Storm, February 1, 20112 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 26, 20112 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20112 events here
• Blizzard, December 26, 20102 events here
• Flash Flood, October 11, 20102 events here
• Hail, October 11, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 20103 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2010$750 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, December 9, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 2009$10,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20092 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 2009$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20091 death · 3 injured · $11,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2009$1,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, December 12, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 20084 events here
• Hail, August 15, 2008$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 20081 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 10, 2008$158,000 · 90 kt wind · 14 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 8, 20081 event here
• Hail, August 17, 200751 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 200755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20072 injured · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20072 injured · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 200763 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 27, 20072 events here
• Flood, April 15, 20071 death · $4.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 2, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 200654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 8, 20064 events here
• Heavy Rain, September 2, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20061 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20061.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 200652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 12, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 20052 events here
• Flash Flood, August 14, 20051 injured · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 200553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 28, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, September 28, 20043 events here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20041.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Lightning, September 27, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20031 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 21, 20031.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Rain, October 11, 20021 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 26, 20021 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 200252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 20021.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20011 event here
• Hail, June 11, 200150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 200150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 30, 20011 event here
• High Wind, March 21, 20011 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 17, 200050 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Rain, November 26, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 20001 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 26, 20001 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 15, 20001 event here
• Heavy Rain, June 6, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 20001 injured · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 20001 injured · 75 kt wind · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Essex CountyEvery warning in Essex 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.