Thunderstorm Wind in New Jersey
Every thunderstorm wind event the National Weather Service has filed in New Jersey, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
The most significant on the map
The most significant thunderstorm wind episodes in New Jersey.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 6,055
- Deaths
- 24
- Injuries
- 283
- Damage
- $108 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, October 18, 1990
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, November 16, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, June 29 to 30, 2012A well-organized cluster of thunderstorms with a history of producing widespread damaging winds advanced into a hot, unstable airmass over the Mid Atlantic.
- Tornado and Hail in New Jersey, July 26, 1994Two reports of large hail were received from West Deptford Township. Quarter-size hail fell in the Verga area while penny-size hail fell elsewhere within the township.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, June 10, 2008A strong cold front moved across Northeast New Jersey the evening of Tuesday June 10th causing multiple severe thunderstorms across the region.
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, September 7, 1998A squall line of severe thunderstorms capsized boats and downed trees and power lines throughout Monmouth County. A 56-year-old man drowned in Sandy Hook Bay after his fishing boat rolled over.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, March 18, 1989
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, September 1, 2021The remnants of Hurricane Ida impacted the mid-Atlantic on September 1, 2021. As it moved northward, Ida began transitioning to a strong mid-latitude cyclone with pronounced frontal features, but with continued tropical moisture.
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 3, 2025Deep layered troughing approached the area from the west along with a cold front at the surface. The area was able to destabilize ahead of the cold front to between 1000 and 1500 j/kg of MLCAPE.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 18, 1997A severe thunderstorm moved southeast over Bergen County. It produced high winds. A 20 year old male parking attendant at Ridgefield Country Club in Paramus was crushed (and killed) by a large wind-blown tree branch.A line of severe thunderstorms swept southeast across the area…
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Jersey, August 17, 1988
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 21, 1983
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in New Jersey, July 7, 2012A complex of strong to severe thunderstorms moved through the central third of New Jersey during the early evening of the 7th. This complex was fueled by high temperatures that reached as high as around 100F and triggered by an approaching cold front.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, June 24, 2010Severe thunderstorms caused considerable tree damage during the afternoon into the early evening of the 24th across the southern third of New Jersey and claimed the life of one woman and injured two other persons in Burlington County.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 27, 2008A strong cold frontal passage triggered severe thunderstorms across New Jersey on the afternoon of the 27th.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New Jersey, June 23, 2015The combination of an unseasonably hot and humid air mass, an approaching cold front and strong winds aloft caused a squall line of severe thunderstorms to move through southern New Jersey during the very late afternoon and early evening of the 23rd.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 13, 1975
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, June 22, 2011A weak surface trough acted as a trigger to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms that developed across central and northern New Jersey during the second half of the afternoon on the 22nd. There was one storm related death in Ocean County.
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, May 14, 2017An upper level low triggered strong thunderstorms over Northeast New Jersey.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Jersey, July 26, 2009A pre-frontal trough followed by a potent cold front caused multiple severe thunderstorms some of which produced flash flooding across Northeast New Jersey.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 3, 2011A warm front acted as a focus for strong to severe thunderstorms during the early morning of the 3rd in northwestern New Jersey and during the late afternoon and early evening of the 3rd across central New Jersey.
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, June 26, 2024Showers and thunderstorms formed west of our area along a cold front and then moved east towards our area. The storms became severe and continued in a warm and moist environment, producing damaging winds across northeast NJ.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 26, 2009An unseasonably warm and humid air mass combined with an approaching surface trof to produce strong to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening across New Jersey.
- Tornado and Hail in New Jersey, July 29, 2009A warm front retreating to the north and a cold front approaching from the west produced strong to severe thunderstorms across New Jersey during the afternoon and early evening of the 29th. One EF-2 tornado also occurred.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, November 1, 1994A 24 foot long sailboat capsized during a severe thunderstorm on the Delaware River. The boat set sail from Pyne Poynt Marina in Camden. One person on board drowned when he became entangled in the lines and was submerged beneath the capsized boat. (M53O)
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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.