Newark, New Jersey tornadoes

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15confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Newark since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: July 29, 2021, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total15within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.2average since 1950
Peak monthJuly4 of 15
StrongestF1Jul 19, 1971
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries11whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Newark.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

40 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 0May: 1Jun: 2Jul: 4Aug: 2Sep: 0Oct: 3Nov: 3Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

July is the peak month, with 4 of 15 tornadoes.

By time of day

40 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 1: 06 AM: 0: 0: 19 AM: 1: 0: 412 PM: 2: 1: 13 PM: 3: 0: 16 PM: 0: 0: 09 PM: 0: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 11:00 AM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 1: 0: 2: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 31990: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 12020: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
7
EF1
8

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.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Strongest

F1, July 19, 1971

2 mile path Longest path

12 miles, F1

October 5, 1985, whole path Widest

400 yards, F1

July 19, 1971
Every tornado

All 15 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jul 29, 2021EF00.35 mi50 yd00
Aug 7, 2019EF00.1 mi100 yd00
Aug 8, 2007EF11.95 mi50 yd00
Oct 27, 2003F00.1 mi17 yd00
Jul 26, 1994F12 mi100 yd00
Oct 18, 1990F00.5 mi50 yd03
Nov 16, 1989F01 mi13 yd00
Nov 16, 1989F10.5 mi30 yd00
Nov 16, 1989F00.2 mi13 yd00
May 23, 1988F00.2 mi10 yd00
Oct 5, 1985F112 mi77 yd08
Jul 7, 1976F13 mi50 yd00
Jun 29, 1973F11.5 mi33 yd00
Jun 29, 1973F10.5 mi23 yd00
Jul 19, 1971F12 mi400 yd00
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Newark and its county

Newark is in Essex County, where NOAA has recorded 3 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.