Storm Surge/Tide in New Jersey

Events

284

Deaths

2

Injuries

0

Damage

$5.0 million

• Tornado and Tropical Storm in New Jersey, August 27 to 31, 20117 deaths · $797 million · EF0 · 67 eventsIrene produced torrential downpour rains that resulted in major flooding and a number of record breaking crests on area rivers, tropical storm force wind gusts with record breaking outages for New Jersey utilities, one confirmed tornado and a three to five foot storm surge that…
• 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.
• Storm Surge and Winter Storm in New Jersey, February 16 to 17, 20031 death · 10 injured · $25 million · 39 eventsThe most powerful storm to affect New Jersey since the Blizzard of 1996 struck during the President's Day Weekend. One person in Middlesex County was directly killed after a canopy full of snow collapsed on him.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in New Jersey, September 6, 200825 eventsTropical Storm Hanna brought heavy rain and strong winds in New Jersey as well as some minor tidal flooding in Cape May County, up Delaware Bay and into the Delaware River on the 6th.
• Storm Surge and High Surf in New Jersey, October 21 to 25, 200414 eventsThe combination of a nearly stationary high pressure system over nearby Canada and low pressure systems over the western Atlantic produced six consecutive days of rough surf along the New Jersey shore from the 20th through the 25th.
• Storm Surge and High Surf in New Jersey, October 24 to 25, 200514 eventsThe combination of a developing northeaster and Hurricane Wilma caused moderate tidal flooding along both the ocean and Raritan Bay with the afternoon high tide on the 25th along coastal New Jersey. Large waves associated with both systems exacerbated the problem.
• Storm Surge and High Surf in New Jersey, October 12 to 15, 200512 eventsA persistent onshore flow for nearly a week caused higher than normal tides and this culminated with pockets of moderate tidal flooding during the afternoon and evening high tides on the 12th and 13th.
• Storm Surge in New Jersey, January 2 to 4, 200311 eventsThe combination of a high pressure system over nearby Canada, a series of low pressure systems that passed southeast of New Jersey and spring astronomical tides caused by the new moon produced widespread minor to locally moderate tidal flooding along the coast as well as in…
• Storm Surge in New Jersey, May 16, 200310 eventsThe combination of a strong high pressure system over the Canadian Maritimes, a low pressure system off the North Carolina Coast and spring tides caused by the full moon collaborated to produce widespread minor tidal flooding along the New Jersey coast during the evening of the…
• Storm Surge in New Jersey, July 21 to 22, 200510 eventsSome of the highest spring tides of the year due to the perigean full moon caused minor tidal flooding at the times of evening high tide on the 21st and 22nd. More isolated minor tidal flooding occurred during the late afternoon and evenings of the 19th, 20th and 23rd.
• Storm Surge in New Jersey, April 17 to 18, 20039 eventsThe combination of spring tides and a persistent onshore flow produced pockets of minor tidal flooding along the New Jersey coast, in Delaware and Raritan Bay and tidal sections of the Delaware River.
• Storm Surge and High Surf in New Jersey, December 5 to 6, 20038 eventsA northeaster caused erosion, minor tidal flooding and dune damage along coastal New Jersey on the 5th and 6th.
• Storm Surge in New Jersey, October 15, 20048 eventsThe combination of a southerly flow preceding a cold front and spring tides associated with the new moon caused pockets of minor tidal flooding at the times of the daytime high tide on the 15th along the ocean and in Delaware Bay.The high tide reached 7.02 feet above mean lower…
• Storm Surge in New Jersey, February 9, 20058 eventsSpring tides associated with the new moon produced pockets of minor tidal flooding along the Delaware River and tidal sections of its tributaries with both high tide cycles on the 9th in New Jersey.
• Storm Surge in New Jersey, January 12 to 13, 20058 eventsThe combination of a weak upriver flow and spring tides associated with the departing new moon produced some minor tidal flooding at the times of the afternoon high tide on the 12th and 13th along the Delaware River and tidal sections of its tributaries in New Jersey.
• Storm Surge and High Surf in New Jersey, February 28, 20058 eventsModerate beach erosion and minor tidal flooding occurred with the northeaster along the New Jersey Coast. The most intense onshore flow occurred from mid morning on the 28th into the early morning of March 1st. Minor tidal flooding occurred with the overnight high tide.
• Storm Surge and High Surf in New Jersey, March 1, 20058 eventsModerate beach erosion and minor tidal flooding occurred with the northeaster along the New Jersey Coast. The most intense onshore flow occurred from mid morning on February 28th into the early morning of the 1st. Minor tidal flooding occurred with the overnight high tide.
• Storm Surge in New Jersey, December 25, 20027 eventsA strong onshore flow preceding a northeaster produced minor tidal flooding across southern New Jersey and moderate coastal flooding in Middlesex, Monmouth and parts of Ocean County at the time of high tide around noon on Christmas Day.
• Storm Surge in New Jersey, April 2 to 3, 20057 eventsStrong southeast winds and runoff from the heavy rain in the Delaware River caused minor tidal flooding at the time of the late afternoon and early evening high tide along the Delaware River and Delaware Bay.
• Storm Surge in New Jersey, September 19 to 20, 20046 eventsThe combination of runoff from the heavy rain that fell upstream in the Delaware River and the incoming high tide produced minor tidal flooding along the Delaware River and tidal parts of its tributaries during the late afternoon and early evening high tide on both the 19th and…
• Storm Surge in New Jersey, December 24, 20035 eventsThe combination of spring astronomical tides because of the recent new moon and a south to southeast flow caused areas of minor tidal flooding during the morning high tide on the 24th.
• Storm Surge in New Jersey, November 24, 20035 eventsThe combination of spring astronomical tides associated with the new moon and a weak southeast flow caused by an approaching cold front from the west in conjunction with a high pressure system over the nearby Atlantic Ocean produced minor tidal flooding at times of high tide…
• Storm Surge in New Jersey, June 1, 20045 eventsThe combination of spring tides caused by the full moon and a residual onshore flow caused by a departing low pressure system caused minor tidal flooding during the late afternoon and early evening high tide cycle along coastal New Jersey.
• Storm Surge in New Jersey, November 13, 20045 eventsThe combination of a high pressure system over northern New England, a low pressure system moving northeast along the Atlantic seaboard and spring tides associated with the new moon produced minor tidal flooding during the morning high tide on the 13th.
• Storm Surge in New Jersey, May 23 to 27, 20055 eventsThe combination of a persistent onshore flow and spring tides associated with the departing perigean full moon caused minor tidal flooding during the evening high tides on the 23rd, 24th and 26th.

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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.