There have been at least 182 confirmed tornadoes in the U.S. state of New Jersey since 1950. On average, there are three tornadoes each year in the state, although there have been as many seven on a single day, which occurred both in 1989 and 2023. They have occurred in every month but December and January.

The Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist has compiled a list that documents each tornado touchdown in New Jersey since 1950, along with the damage estimate, number of injuries/fatalities, tornado start/end points, and tornado intensity. These are available using the interactive map to the right or by downloading the Storm Events Data ...

This interactive map, which contains data from January 1950 to October 31, 2024, pinpoints where a cyclone touched down and traces its path of destruction. For more recent tornadoes, clicking...

May 2, 2024 · As described by the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, a tornado is "a violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud." Tornadoes can be spawned by severe...

Aug 5, 2021 · July 2021 was New Jersey's most active tornado month ever recorded. There were 2 tornadoes during Tropical Storm Elsa on 7/9, 1 isolated twister on 7/17, and 5 during the 7/29 severe...

Apr 4, 2023 · The number of tornadoes that struck New Jersey during Saturday’s violent thunderstorms has risen once again — to seven — after a team of meteorologists from the National Weather Service ...

May 6, 2024 · Despite recent severe weather in the Midwest, tornadoes in New Jersey are a rare occurrence. RCEI Affiliate, David Robinson, highlights that New Jersey averages about two tornadoes annually, with most being weak and causing minimal damage.

From 1980–2024, there were 75 confirmed weather/climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each to affect New Jersey. These events included 7 drought events, 4 flooding events, 1 freeze event, 32 severe storm events, 13 tropical cyclone events, and 18 winter storm events.

Jul 12, 2019 · Even though New Jersey is far away from the nation’s notorious “Tornado Alley,” the Garden State has been struck by 160 tornadoes during the past 70 years, according to data compiled by the...

This page lists the date and location of all the tornadoes that have occurred in New Jersey from the year 1950. If you are interested in reading about the “worst” tornadoes that have struck New Jersey (and all other states), see this page on our site.