TORNADOES MAP · HISTORICAL ARCHIVE
New Jersey Tornado History & Map: Last Recorded & Total Count
The most recent New Jersey tornado in NOAA's archive is dated May 16, 2025 (EF1, Gloucester County, New Jersey). 188 tornadoes touched down in New Jersey from 1950–2025.
When was the last tornado in New Jersey?
The most recent tornado on record in New Jersey is dated May 16, 2025: an EF1 tornado that touched down in Gloucester County, New Jersey. This archive ends on Dec 28, 2025 and is not a live feed.
How many tornadoes has New Jersey had?
NOAA's SPC archive lists 188 tornadoes that touched down in New Jersey during 1950–2025, the earliest dated Apr 29, 1951. The archive has entries in 55 of 76 covered calendar years. 1989 has the largest annual count, with 15 records.
Open this selection on the map ↗- Single-track records
- 188
- Tracks affecting more than one state
- 1
- Unrated records
- 0
- Records without a start position
- 0
When were New Jersey tornadoes recorded?
July has the largest pooled count, with 53 records across the archive. This pools all covered years; individual dates can strongly influence the total. It is not a forecast or an adjusted monthly average.
- January0
- February5
- March5
- April14
- May13
- June22
- July53
- August29
- September20
- October14
- November13
- December0
Recorded tornadoes by archive month. Counts include records with missing coordinates or ratings. Source: NOAA SPC single-track archive.
Recorded damage ratings
F labels remain on earlier records and EF labels on records from February 1, 2007 onward. Unrated means unavailable, not EF0. Read the rating definitions.
| Rating number | F records | EF records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 49 | 24 |
| 1 | 57 | 23 |
| 2 | 22 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Unrated | 0 | |
Recent years in New Jersey
| Year | Records | Explore |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | Map for 2025 |
| 2024 | 1 | Map for 2024 |
| 2023 | 13 | Map for 2023 |
| 2022 | 2 | Map for 2022 |
| 2021 | 12 | Map for 2021 |
Selected records to explore
5 rated records, ordered by rating number, then most recent date and archive ID. These are examples to inspect, not a ranking of financial loss, measured winds, or casualties.
| Date | Touchdown | Rating | Length (mi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2021 | Gloucester County, New Jersey | EF3 | 12.37 |
| Oct 18, 1990 | Somerset County, New Jersey | F3 | 0.5 |
| Jul 21, 1983 | Ocean County, New Jersey | F3 | 0.2 |
| Sep 26, 1977 | Somerset County, New Jersey | F3 | 5.9 |
| May 28, 1973 | Morris County, New Jersey | F3 | 0.4 |
How to interpret this page
These are whole tracks selected by their recorded touchdown area, not all tornadoes that affected that area. The linked map also includes tracks recorded as ending in or crossing the selected state, so its count may be higher. A border-crossing track's rating and dimensions describe the whole event and may reflect conditions beyond that border. Earlier reporting was less complete, especially for weaker tornadoes.
Source: NOAA SPC 1950–2025 single-track CSV. Latest event date: 2025-12-28. Processing and limitations explain missing values, approximate track lines, and why monetary losses are not totaled here.
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