Storm History: Middlesex County, New Jersey
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Middlesex County, New Jersey: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 1,253
- Deaths
- 24
- Injuries
- 209
- Damage
- $786 million
- Episodes
- 969
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 191 | 0 | 4 | $3.0 million |
| Flash Flood | 157 | 3 | 1 | $63 million |
| Hail | 132 | 0 | 9 | $257,000 |
| Winter Storm | 84 | 2 | 5 | $2.0 million |
| Winter Weather | 80 | 2 | 88 | |
| Strong Wind | 65 | 0 | 0 | $130,000 |
| High Wind | 56 | 0 | 4 | $1.5 million |
| Heat | 54 | 5 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 51 | 1 | 10 | $51 million |
| Coastal Flood | 50 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Flood | 42 | 7 | 0 | $630 million |
| Drought | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 41 | 0 | 4 | |
| Heavy Snow | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 26 | 2 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 24 | 0 | 3 | $403,000 |
| Wildfire | 18 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Blizzard | 12 | 1 | 0 | $4.4 million |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 8 | 1 | 8 | $1.0 million |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tropical Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 2 | 0 | 72 | $28 million |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Flood, October 28, 2012
- Heat, July 4, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2021
- Tornado, August 27, 2011
- Storm Surge/Tide, February 16, 2003
- Heat, July 16, 1999
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2003
- Flood, April 15, 2007
- Blizzard, February 9, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2013
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2022
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, October 28, 2012
- Tornado, August 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2021
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 16, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2005
- Blizzard, January 7, 1996
- Flash Flood, October 19, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2000
- Storm Surge/Tide, February 16, 2003
- Coastal Flood, March 13, 2010
- High Wind, January 18, 2006
- High Wind, March 13, 2010
- Flood, April 30, 2014
- Flood, May 1, 2014
- High Wind, December 12, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2003
- Lightning, June 11, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 1997
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2026
- Dense Fog, May 9, 2026
- Dense Fog, April 5, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Dense Fog, March 7, 2026
- Blizzard, February 22, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 17, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2026
- Dense Fog, January 6, 2026
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2025
- Hail, September 6, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Dense Fog, May 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 20, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 9, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 6, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 5, 2024
- Hail, June 22, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 22, 2024
- Tornado, June 14, 2024
- Coastal Flood, March 9, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2024
- Coastal Flood, January 13, 2024
- Flood, December 28, 2023
- Flood, December 18, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 2, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2023
- Hail, September 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Dense Fog, July 25, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2023
- Tornado, June 26, 2023
- Hail, June 17, 2023
- Lightning, June 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, April 15, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Dense Fog, March 2, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 5, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 3, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 31, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2022
- Coastal Flood, December 23, 2022
- Dense Fog, October 25, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2022
- Coastal Flood, April 18, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2022
- Blizzard, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, January 1, 2022
- Hail, November 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, October 26, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2021
- Tornado, July 17, 2021
- Hail, July 12, 2021
- Hail, July 6, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2021
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2021
- Hail, June 14, 2021
- Hail, June 4, 2021
- Coastal Flood, May 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2021
- Coastal Flood, February 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2021
- High Wind, December 24, 2020
- Coastal Flood, December 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2020
- Tornado, August 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2020
- Hail, July 22, 2020
- Tropical Storm, July 10, 2020
- Hail, July 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2020
- Flood, July 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2020
- Tornado, April 21, 2020
- High Wind, April 13, 2020
- Hail, April 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2019
- Tornado, October 31, 2019
- Tornado, August 7, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2019
- Hail, July 22, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2019
- Hail, July 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2019
- Hail, June 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2019
- Coastal Flood, March 21, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2019
- Coastal Flood, January 20, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2019
- Coastal Flood, November 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2018
- Coastal Flood, October 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2018
- Coastal Flood, September 9, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2018
- Flood, April 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 12, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 6, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2018
- Flood, February 11, 2018
- Blizzard, January 4, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2017
- Flood, October 29, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2017
- Flood, August 18, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2017
- Tornado, June 24, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2017
- Coastal Flood, May 25, 2017
- Hail, May 14, 2017
- Flood, March 31, 2017
- Blizzard, March 14, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2017
- High Wind, February 13, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2017
- Coastal Flood, January 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2016
- Astronomical Low Tide, December 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2016
- Tornado, July 25, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2016
- Coastal Flood, May 5, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2016
- Flash Flood, February 24, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2016
- Coastal Flood, February 9, 2016
- Coastal Flood, February 8, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2016
- Coastal Flood, January 23, 2016
- Blizzard, January 22, 2016
- Drought, December 1, 2015
- Drought, November 1, 2015
- Drought, October 1, 2015
- Drought, September 23, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2015
- Heavy Rain, June 14, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2015
- Hail, May 31, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2015
- Strong Wind, April 4, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 20, 2015
- Strong Wind, March 17, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Astronomical Low Tide, February 20, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2015
- High Wind, February 15, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2015
- Strong Wind, February 2, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2015
- Flood, January 18, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2015
- Strong Wind, January 4, 2015
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Middlesex CountyEvery warning in Middlesex County since 1986Every county in New Jersey
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.