New Jersey tornadoes

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193 confirmed tornadoes since 1950. Most recent: May 16, 2025, EF1. 2026 so far: 8 preliminary reports preliminary

Counties with the most tornadoes

County	Tornadoes since 1950	Per 1,000 sq mi
Burlington County	25	31
Ocean County	20	32
Mercer County	17	76
Gloucester County	15	47
Monmouth County	15	32
Union County	14	136
Cape May County	11	44
Atlantic County	10	18
Camden County	10	45
Cumberland County	10	21
Hunterdon County	10	23
Bergen County	9	39
Morris County	9	20
Middlesex County	8	26
Warren County	6	17

When tornadoes hit here

By month

July is the peak month, with 55 of 193 tornadoes.

By time of day

Most often around 5:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones. This year so far: 8 preliminary reports.

By rating

EF0

EF1

EF2

EF3

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

Most recent tornadoes

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 16, 2025	EF1	8.09 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 14, 2024	EF0	0.13 mi	60 yd	0	0
Aug 10, 2023	EF1	0.31 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 10, 2023	EF1	0.66 mi	70 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 2023	EF0	0.52 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 26, 2023	EF1	1.38 mi	475 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 2023	EF0	3.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 2023	EF1	0.9 mi	110 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 2023	EF2	0.14 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 2023	EF2	1.59 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 2023	EF2	2.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 2023	EF1	4 mi	550 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 2023	EF1	2.69 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 2023	EF1	6 mi	600 yd	0	0
Feb 21, 2023	EF2	5.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 9, 2022	EF1	0.26 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 20, 2022	EF0	0.84 mi	225 yd	0	0
Sep 1, 2021	EF0	2.61 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 1, 2021	EF1	2.98 mi	200 yd	0	0
Sep 1, 2021	EF3	12.37 mi	400 yd	0	2
Aug 19, 2021	EF0	0.87 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 29, 2021	EF2	4.2 mi	75 yd	0	8
Jul 29, 2021	EF1	6.52 mi	250 yd	0	0
Jul 29, 2021	EF0	0.76 mi	80 yd	0	0
Jul 29, 2021	EF1	1.64 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 29, 2021	EF2	6.31 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jul 29, 2021	EF0	0.35 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 17, 2021	EF1	7.75 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 2021	EF0	0.27 mi	110 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 2021	EF1	0.94 mi	75 yd	0	0
Aug 19, 2020	EF0	1.2 mi	70 yd	0	0
Aug 4, 2020	EF1	3.32 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 4, 2020	EF1	4.24 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 2020	EF0	0.41 mi	20 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 2019	EF1	4.87 mi	150 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 2019	EF0	0.33 mi	25 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 11, 2019	EF1	1.27 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 2019	EF0	0.07 mi	5 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 2019	EF1	2.07 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 2019	EF0	0.32 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 28, 2019	EF1	1.25 mi	350 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2017	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2017	EF0	0.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 25, 2016	EF1	3.49 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 2016	EF0	2.8 mi	75 yd	0	0
Oct 7, 2013	EF1	1.25 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 13, 2013	EF0	3.16 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 2013	EF0	4.77 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 4, 2012	EF0	0.16 mi	25 yd	0	0
Aug 28, 2011	EF0	0.6 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 9, 2011	EF0	1.71 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 16, 2010	EF1	2.23 mi	250 yd	0	0
Jul 29, 2009	EF2	6.56 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 2006	F0	0.8 mi	250 yd	0	0
Sep 28, 2004	F0	2.5 mi	17 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 2004	F1	2.6 mi	100 yd	0	2
Oct 27, 2003	F0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 27, 2003	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd	1	0
Oct 27, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 23, 2003	F1	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 23, 2003	F1	1.8 mi	120 yd	0	0
Sep 23, 2003	F1	2.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 3, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jul 5, 2001	F1	3.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 27, 2001	F2	1.5 mi	67 yd	0	0
Aug 20, 1999	F2	0.4 mi	100 yd	0	1
Feb 12, 1999	F1	0.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Sep 7, 1998	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 7, 1998	F0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 2, 1998	F0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 11, 1997	F1	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 13, 1997	F0	1.2 mi	73 yd	0	0
Sep 8, 1996	F0	0.1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 1996	F0	2 mi	220 yd	0	0
Oct 21, 1995	F0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 22, 1995	F0	0.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 16, 1995	F1	0.2 mi	67 yd	0	0
Jul 16, 1995	F1	0.8 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 29, 1995	F1	0.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 1, 1994	F0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 17, 1994	F1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 2, 1994	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 26, 1994	F1	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 3, 1994	F1	1 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jun 29, 1994	F1	14 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 25, 1994	F0	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 1994	F1	2.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Sep 8, 1993	F0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 21, 1993	F2	1.5 mi	330 yd	0	0
Jul 10, 1993	F0	2.5 mi	700 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 1993	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 9, 1993	F0	0.1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jul 31, 1992	F1	1.2 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 31, 1992	F1	4.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 1992	F0	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1992	F1	6.5 mi	33 yd	0	0
Aug 19, 1991	F0	1.5 mi	70 yd	0	0
Oct 18, 1990	F0	1 mi	1,100 yd	0	0

Every New Jersey county

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A tornado that crossed a state line counts in each state it touched.