High Wind in New Jersey

Events

1,177

Deaths

47

Injuries

67

Damage

$3.9 billion

• Flooding and Coastal Flood in New Jersey, October 28 to 31, 201227 deaths · 3 injured · $25 billion · 79 kt wind · 50 eventsPost Tropical Storm Sandy was the costliest natural disaster by far in the state of New Jersey. Record breaking high tides and wave action combined with sustained winds as high as 60 to 70 mph with wind gusts as high as around 90 mph to batter the state.
• High Wind in New Jersey, October 29, 201215 deaths · $5.4 million · 70 kt wind · 9 eventsPost Tropical Storm Sandy was the costliest natural disaster in Northeast New Jersey. Tropical Storm Sandy formed in the Caribbean Sea on October 22.
• Hurricane and Tropical Storm in New Jersey, September 16 to 23, 19993 deaths · 188 injured · $510 million · 54 kt wind · 44 eventsHurricane Floyd battered New Jersey (especially the central and northern thirds) on September 16th and brought with it torrential and in some areas, unprecedented and record breaking rains and damaging winds.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in New Jersey, September 18 to 20, 20032 deaths · $8.0 million · 50 kt wind · 36 eventsTropical Storm Isabel produced strong power outage producing winds, moderate tidal flooding along the Delaware Bay and the Delaware River and erosion and rough surf along the shore. Two deaths were directly attributed to the storm.
• High Wind in New Jersey, September 11, 20022 deaths · 2 injured · 52 kt wind · 21 eventsThe pressure difference between a strong high pressure system in the central part of the country and Tropical Storm Gustav located well east of the Delmarva Peninsula produced strong gusty northwest winds throughout the day on the 11th.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, October 1 to 4, 20151 death · $32 million · 54 kt wind · 17 eventsA persistent onshore flow caused periods of heavy rain, strong to high winds, beach erosion, and minor to moderate tidal flooding to occur along the Atlantic coast of New Jersey and into Delaware Bay from the 1st through the 4th.
• High Wind in New Jersey, February 12, 20092 deaths · 53 kt wind · 6 eventsAn intense area of low pressure over the Eastern Great Lakes on the morning of February 12, tracked northeast and up into the Canadian Maritimes by evening. High winds developed near daybreak, right behind the cold front, and continued through the day.
• Winter Storm and Flooding in New Jersey, March 2 to 4, 20181 death · 1 injured · $100,000 · 71 kt wind · 48 eventsA cold front stalled across the region on March 1st. Meanwhile, a wave of low pressure developed along this front in the Ohio Valley and move east, deepening just southeast of Long Island on March 2nd.
• High Wind in New Jersey, September 11, 20021 death · 12 injured · 6 eventsA strong pressure gradient developed between Hurricane Gustav, which intensified as it moved offshore, and a high pressure system, which built southeast.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in New Jersey, March 12 to 13, 20141 death · 1 injured · $260,000 · 54 kt wind · 21 eventsThe strong pressure gradient (difference) between an intensifying strong low pressure system and a high pressure system in the Ohio Valley caused high to strong northwest winds to occur across New Jersey from the evening of the 12th following a cold frontal passage through the…
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, November 11 to 14, 2009$181 million · 51 kt wind · 20 eventsA powerful nor'easter produced wind gusts to nearly 60 mph, widespread moderate tidal flooding, heavy rain and severe beach erosion along the New Jersey coast from November 12th through the 14th. Initial damage estimates were placed at 180 million dollars.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in New Jersey, March 13, 20107 injured · $10 million · 63 kt wind · 19 eventsStrong to high winds downed thousands of trees and tree limbs, hundreds of telephone poles and caused a record breaking outage for Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G). Over half a million utility customers throughout the state lost power.
• High Wind in New Jersey, December 12, 200011 injured · $875,000 · 62 kt wind · 20 eventsA rapidly intensifying low pressure system and its associated cold front produced high winds across New Jersey during the morning of the 12th. Peak wind gusts ranged between 50 and 71 mph in most areas.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in New Jersey, January 4, 20181 death · 56 kt wind · 26 eventsAn area of low pressure tracked up the east coast interacting with a cold front which lead to rapid development of a winter storm across the state. This storm quickly moved out by the 5th. However, snowfall accumulations and gusty winds occurred with the storm.
• Flooding and Coastal Flood in New Jersey, September 1 to 5, 20062 injured · $5.0 million · 70 kt wind · 39 eventsThe combination of the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernnesto and a large high pressure system over eastern Canada produced heavy rain and flooding, strong and in some cases damaging winds, tidal flooding and beach erosion in New Jersey.
• High Wind in New Jersey, December 1, 20101 death · $20,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 eventsStrong winds occurred ahead of and behind a cold front.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 4 to 9, 1998$17 million · 64 kt wind · 17 eventsThe strongest northeaster of the winter battered Coastal New Jersey, especially from Ocean County southward, with damaging winds, moderate to severe coastal flooding, extensive beach erosion, several dune breaches and heavy rain.
• High Wind in New Jersey, November 13, 20035 injured · $2.0 million · 58 kt wind · 21 eventsThe combination of a rapidly deepening low pressure system moving through the Saint Lawrence Valley and a high pressure system building in from the Plains States produced high winds across New Jersey.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, January 28 to 29, 1998$15 million · 56 kt wind · 14 eventsAn intense northeaster pounded the New Jersey Shore with tidal flooding, beach erosion, strong winds and rain on the 28th. Conditions were progressively worse farther south along the New Jersey shore.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in New Jersey, January 18, 2006$5.5 million · 60 kt wind · 35 eventsStrong to high southeast winds during the early morning and strong west winds during the late morning and afternoon buffeted New Jersey.
• High Wind in New Jersey, November 20, 20161 death · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA two passenger plane traveling from Maryland to New Jersey crashed in the Bass River State Forest around 11 am on the border of Ocean and Burlington counties. It was windy |at the time of the crash and likely was a factor. One death occurred in the crash.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in New Jersey, February 12, 20092 injured · $2.4 million · 60 kt wind · 21 eventsStrong to high winds affected New Jersey during the day on the 12th. The strong winds started shortly after a cold frontal passage between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. EST and persisted through most of the day.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in New Jersey, October 28, 2008$2.8 million · 57 kt wind · 21 eventsGusty northwest winds that reached as high as 66 mph occurred from the late morning into the early evening across New Jersey. The combination of the strong to high winds, heavy wet snow and trees still with leaves caused widespread outages in Northwest New Jersey.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, March 6 to 7, 2013$1.1 million · 60 kt wind · 29 eventsAn intense nor'easter brought strong to high winds across most of central and southern New Jersey on the 6th into the 7th as well as minor to moderate tidal flooding along Raritan Bay, lower Delaware Bay and on the ocean side.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in New Jersey, April 16, 2007$825,000 · 60 kt wind · 21 eventsIn the wake of the departing nor easter, the combination of strong winds, snow on tree limbs and heavy rain loosening the ground caused many tree limbs, trees and wires to be knocked down on the 16th.

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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.