New Jersey
21 counties7 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+57 county disaster declarations
New Jersey has recorded 193 tornadoes since 1950, 37th among the states; 40 tropical storms and hurricanes within 50 miles since 1851; 160,815 acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.
2025
- Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
- Tropical cyclone tracks since 1851
Statewide totals
Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.
- Tornadoes since 1950
- 193
- 37th of 51
- Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 7
- 34th of 51
- Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
- 40
- 15th of 51
- At hurricane strength
- 10
- 15th of 51
- Acres burned since 1984
- 161K
- 62 large fires
- Flood insurance claims
- 201,761
- $6.5 billion paid
County leaders
Where in New Jersey each hazard has struck most.
Most tornadoes
Most tropical cyclones within 50 mi
Most acres burned
- 1Ocean County74K
- 2Burlington County66K
- 3Atlantic County8,011
- 4Camden County4,364
- 5Passaic County3,110
Most flood claims
- 1Ocean County52,884
- 2Cape May County28,016
- 3Atlantic County20,909
- 4Monmouth County20,039
- 5Bergen County14,477
Notable events
The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in New Jersey’s record. Each opens its own page.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
- Unnamed 1944Cat. 2
- Donna 1960Cat. 2
- Unnamed 1879Cat. 2
- Gloria 1985Cat. 1
- Unnamed 1893Cat. 1
- Belle 1976Cat. 1
- Unnamed 1878Cat. 1
- Unnamed 1894Cat. 1
- Unnamed 1903Cat. 1
- Unnamed 1934Cat. 1
Every county
Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.
| Atlantic County | 10 | 34 |
| Bergen County | 9 | 21 |
| Burlington County | 25 | 32 |
| Camden County | 10 | 25 |
| Cape May County | 11 | 29 |
| Cumberland County | 10 | 24 |
| Essex County | 3 | 22 |
| Gloucester County | 15 | 23 |
| Hudson County | 1 | 21 |
| Hunterdon County | 10 | 18 |
| Mercer County | 17 | 23 |
| Middlesex County | 8 | 25 |
| Monmouth County | 16 | 30 |
| Morris County | 9 | 19 |
| Ocean County | 20 | 33 |
| Passaic County | 4 | 21 |
| Salem County | 4 | 22 |
| Somerset County | 5 | 19 |
| Sussex County | 4 | 16 |
| Union County | 14 | 23 |
| Warren County | 6 | 14 |
Cities
Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.
- Newark
- Jersey City
- Paterson
- Elizabeth
- Trenton
- Clifton
- Bayonne
- East Orange
- Camden
- Passaic
- Union City
- Vineland
- Hoboken
- Plainfield
- New Brunswick
- Perth Amboy
- West New York
- Sayreville
- Hackensack
- Linden
- Kearny
- Fort Lee
- Atlantic City
- Fair Lawn
- Garfield
- Long Branch
- Westfield
- Princeton
- Rahway
- Englewood
- Bergenfield
- Bridgeton
- Millville
- Paramus
- Cliffside Park
- Ridgewood
- Lodi
- Carteret
- South Plainfield
- Glassboro
- Summit
- Roselle
- North Plainfield
- Secaucus
- Harrison
- Lindenwold
- Elmwood Park
- Pleasantville
- Morristown
- Palisades Park
- Hawthorne
- Point Pleasant
- Tinton Falls
- Rutherford
- Dover
- Dumont
- New Milford
- Madison
- North Arlington
- South River
- Asbury Park
- Roselle Park
- Fairview
- Edgewater
- Phillipsburg
- Metuchen
- Highland Park
- Tenafly
- Hammonton
- Ramsey
- Hopatcong
- Middlesex
- Somerville
- Florham Park
- Collingswood
- New Providence
- Woodland Park
- Eatontown
- Ridgefield Park
- Bound Brook
- Red Bank
- Oakland
- Haddonfield
- Freehold
- Glen Rock
- Hasbrouck Heights
- River Edge
- Wallington
- Guttenberg
- Bellmawr
- Ringwood
- Gloucester City
- Ridgefield
- Wanaque
- Westwood
- Beachwood
- Pompton Lakes
- Franklin Lakes
- Totowa
- Ocean City
- Little Ferry
- Lincoln Park
- Manville
- Pine Hill
- Somers Point
- East Rutherford
- South Amboy
- Wood-Ridge
- Waldwick
- Burlington
- Hillsdale
- Hackettstown
- Maywood
- Kinnelon
- Woodbury
- Montvale
- Chatham