Storm History: Ocean County, New Jersey

Events

2,279

Deaths

44

Injuries

368

Damage

$11 billion

Episodes

1,228

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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• Flood, October 28, 20125 deaths · $11 billion · 79 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heat, July 4, 19993 deaths · 85 injured · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 27, 20112 deaths · $20 million · EF0 · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, March 7, 20072 deaths · 2 events here
• Rip Current, September 3, 20232 deaths · 7 injured · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 7, 19961 death · $800,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20111 death · 2 injured · $100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tropical Storm, July 13, 19961 death · 2 injured · 2 events here
• High Surf, August 29, 19961 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 3, 19981 death · 5 injured · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 16, 19981 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 29, 20001 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, July 1, 20001 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 30, 20011 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Rip Current, September 7, 20051 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Rip Current, September 19, 20061 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 16, 20071 death · 8 injured · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 1, 20081 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Rip Current, September 2, 20091 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, September 14, 20111 death · 1 event here

• Flood, October 28, 20125 deaths · $11 billion · 79 kt wind · 6 events here
• Coastal Flood, November 11, 2009$40 million · 51 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 27, 20112 deaths · $20 million · EF0 · 5 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 1, 2015$10 million · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, February 4, 1998$9.0 million · 64 kt wind · 4 events here
• Coastal Flood, January 7, 1996$6.5 million · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 16, 1999$6.0 million · 54 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 20, 19991 injured · $4.2 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Storm Surge/Tide, February 16, 20031 injured · $3.9 million · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 2005$3.2 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 29, 1982$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 1983$2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 20, 1989$2.5 million · F0 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 15, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 2010$1.0 million · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, March 13, 2010$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 7, 19961 death · $800,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 2006$750,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 2, 2002$700,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2012$522,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 events here

• Hail, June 6, 20022.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 9, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20191.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2012$522,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20111 death · 2 injured · $100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20021.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 27, 20011.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 17, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 19921.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 19901.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 19901.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 12, 19871.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 19871.75 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, July 21, 1983$2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 18, 1990F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 1958$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 1982$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 198814 injured · $3,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 20, 19991 injured · $4.2 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 29, 20218 injured · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, February 21, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 2023EF2 · 8 events here

Every tornado in Ocean County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 11, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 202655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, May 9, 20262 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 202658 kt wind · 6 events here
• Dense Fog, March 9, 20262 events here
• Dense Fog, February 27, 20262 events here
• Blizzard, February 22, 20262 events here
• Dense Fog, February 17, 20262 events here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20262 events here
• Dense Fog, January 6, 20262 events here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20252 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 30, 20252 events here
• High Wind, October 12, 202554 kt wind · 4 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 12, 20252 events here
• Dense Fog, October 6, 20252 events here
• Hail, September 6, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Rip Current, September 2, 20251 death · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, August 24, 20252 events here
• Coastal Flood, August 21, 20252 events here
• Rip Current, August 11, 20251 death · 3 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2025$20,000 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20252 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 202557 kt wind · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20252 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20252 events here
• Lightning, July 16, 20251 death · 14 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 8, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20253 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2025$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 202553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, May 15, 20252 events here
• Dense Fog, May 14, 20252 events here
• Wildfire, April 22, 2025$300,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, April 6, 20252 events here
• High Wind, February 16, 202562 kt wind · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, December 9, 20242 events here
• Coastal Flood, September 23, 20242 events here
• Dense Fog, September 12, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 3, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 9, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 6, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 5, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202453 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202454 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 20241 death · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 22, 20241 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 2024EF0 · 3 events here
• Dense Fog, June 5, 20241 event here
• Coastal Flood, April 11, 20242 events here
• Coastal Flood, April 4, 20242 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 11, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 10, 202457 kt wind · 3 events here
• Coastal Flood, March 9, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20242 events here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20242 events here
• Coastal Flood, January 13, 20242 events here
• Coastal Flood, January 10, 20242 events here
• High Wind, January 9, 202463 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, December 18, 202354 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, December 18, 20232 events here
• Dense Fog, December 9, 20232 events here
• Coastal Flood, November 22, 20232 events here
• Dense Fog, October 30, 20232 events here
• High Wind, September 23, 202354 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 9, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Rip Current, September 3, 20232 deaths · 7 injured · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 202354 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2023EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 1, 2023EF2 · 8 events here
• High Wind, March 4, 202357 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 21, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, December 31, 20222 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20222 events here
• Coastal Flood, December 23, 20222 events here
• Coastal Flood, December 16, 20222 events here
• Dense Fog, October 25, 20222 events here
• Dense Fog, October 25, 20221 event here
• High Wind, October 2, 202258 kt wind · 4 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 2, 20224 events here
• Rip Current, September 8, 20221 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 20222 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 9, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2022$50,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 202250 kt wind · 5 events here
• Rip Current, June 13, 20221 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 7, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 202274 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20222 events here
• Blizzard, January 28, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 202275 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 20222 events here
• Hail, November 13, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 29, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 28, 20216 events here
• Rip Current, September 18, 20211 event here
• Lightning, August 30, 20211 death · 6 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202150 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 20212 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20211 event here
• Tornado, July 29, 20218 injured · EF2 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20211.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 12, 20211 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, July 9, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20211 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20211 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 202155 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 30, 202158 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 21, 20211 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 202161 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, March 14, 20211 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 202155 kt wind · 3 events here
• Coastal Flood, February 1, 20216 events here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20211 event here
• High Wind, December 24, 202060 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 202054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 202056 kt wind · 13 events here
• Rip Current, September 14, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 202060 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 202055 kt wind · 8 events here
• Tornado, August 4, 2020EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 202065 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20201.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Tropical Storm, July 10, 20205 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20201.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, July 1, 2020$301,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202051 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20204 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 202081 kt wind · 31 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 2020EF0 · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 202051 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 13, 202071 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20201 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 202059 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 202063 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 7, 202060 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 201985 kt wind · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 10, 20196 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 201960 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 20191.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 201952 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 22, 20191.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 20192 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20191.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 201963 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20191 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 2019EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 201960 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20192 events here
• High Wind, February 24, 201952 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20192 events here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, December 5, 20182 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 27, 201858 kt wind · 12 events here
• Coastal Flood, September 9, 20186 events here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, August 13, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 20183 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 201850 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 2, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 21, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 20181 injured · $2,000 · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 201871 kt wind · 6 events here
• Blizzard, January 4, 201856 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20171 event here
• Flood, October 29, 2017$20 · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, September 19, 20172 events here
• Flood, August 18, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 201752 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 201752 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2017$10 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 201752 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2017$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, May 5, 20175 events here
• Blizzard, March 14, 201753 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 201753 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 201752 kt wind · 3 events here
• Coastal Flood, January 23, 2017$10 · 55 kt wind · 9 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
• High Wind, November 20, 20161 death · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, October 9, 2016$20 · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, September 29, 20161 event here
• Flood, September 19, 20163 events here
• Rip Current, September 18, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 29, 20161 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 201652 kt wind · 11 events here
• Tornado, July 25, 2016EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20162 injured · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Rip Current, July 10, 20161 injured · 1 event here
• Flood, June 21, 2016$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Rip Current, June 18, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 201663 kt wind · 2 events here
• Rip Current, June 5, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, May 5, 20162 events here
• Hail, April 2, 20161 in hail · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20162 events here
• Flash Flood, February 24, 2016$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20161 event here

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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.