New Jersey Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, New Jersey has logged 25,583 severe-weather events — about 825 a year — with 258 direct deaths, 2,223 injuries and $28.0B in reported property damage.
By event type
Thunderstorm Wind5,09918 d$105.3M
Winter Weather3,0332 d—
Strong Wind2,41210 d$36.6M
Flash Flood1,83838 d$1.2B
Heat1,17837 d—
High Wind1,17718 d$3.9B
Heavy Rain1,1603 d$3.8M
Flood1,05311 d$1.1B
Hail972—$457K
Winter Storm9705 d$35.1M
Heavy Snow9201 d$19.3M
Coastal Flood8884 d$21.2B
Drought886——
Dense Fog737—$1.0M
Lightning63224 d$24.9M
Cold/Wind Chill56510 d$250K
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (291)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Flash FloodSeptember 16, 1999
Passaic · 1 killed · $6.0M damage
Flash FloodSeptember 16, 1999
Salem · 1 killed · $5.0M damage
FloodApril 15, 2007
Essex · 1 killed · $4.0M damage
High SurfSeptember 18, 2003
Eastern Cape May · 1 killed · $2.0M damage
BlizzardJanuary 7, 1996
Northwestern Burlington · 1 killed · $1.6M damage
BlizzardJanuary 7, 1996
Mercer · 1 killed · $1.1M damage
Heavy SnowFebruary 16, 2003
Middlesex · 1 killed · 8 injured · $1.0M damage
BlizzardJanuary 7, 1996
Western Ocean · 1 killed · $600K damage
Winter StormJanuary 7, 1996
Western Atlantic · 1 killed · $600K damage
High WindMarch 12, 2014
Sussex · 1 killed · $100K damage
Strong WindOctober 16, 2005
Morris · 1 killed · $100K damage
High WindSeptember 18, 2003
Warren · 1 killed · $100K damage
High WindDecember 1, 2010
Western Passaic · 1 killed · $20K damage
Thunderstorm WindJune 10, 2008
Hudson · 1 killed · 1 injured · $3K damage
Thunderstorm WindMay 14, 2017
Passaic · 1 killed · 6 injured · $2K damage
LightningJuly 26, 2009
Essex · 1 killed · 3 injured · $1K damage
Strong WindNovember 15, 2008
Essex · 1 killed · $750 damage
Thunderstorm WindJune 10, 2008
Bergen · 1 killed · 1 injured · $500 damage
Rip CurrentSeptember 2, 2025
Eastern Ocean · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 15, 2025
Eastern Monmouth · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentAugust 11, 2025
Eastern Ocean · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
LightningJuly 16, 2025
Ocean · 1 killed · 14 injured ·
LightningJuly 8, 2025
Sussex · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 26, 2024
Essex · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 23, 2024
Ocean · 1 killed ·
High SurfSeptember 14, 2023
Eastern Monmouth · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 3, 2023
Eastern Monmouth · 1 killed · 5 injured ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 3, 2023
Eastern Ocean · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 3, 2023
Eastern Ocean · 1 killed · 5 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 9, 2023
Eastern Monmouth · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 28, 2023
Eastern Monmouth · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 10, 2022
Eastern Ocean · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 8, 2022
Eastern Cape May · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 13, 2022
Eastern Ocean · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 7, 2022
Eastern Cape May · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 31, 2022
Eastern Cape May · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
Flash FloodSeptember 1, 2021
Essex · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 1, 2021
Bergen · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 1, 2021
Essex · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 1, 2021
Hudson · 1 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.