Severe Weather History


New Jersey Hail History: 1,152 Recorded Events

1,152

Recorded events

21

Counties affected

0

Direct deaths

$457K

Property damage

New Jersey hail history: 1,152 recorded events across 21 counties between 1955 and 2025.

Decade by decade

New Jersey hail history by decade

New Jersey hail history: recorded events per decade
New Jersey hail history: recorded events per decade

The 2010s are the busiest decade on record with 332 reported hail events across New Jersey. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most hail events in New Jersey

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Burlington County1480$1K1964–2023
#2Ocean County890$6K1966–2024
#3Bergen County820$01986–2023
#4Monmouth County780$01955–2025
#5Camden County740$01969–2025
#6Morris County720$5K1975–2024
#7Mercer County630$01974–2023
#8Middlesex County620$10K1967–2023
#9Atlantic County560$10K1962–2021
#10Gloucester County520$01987–2025
#11Sussex County520$01975–2023
#12Hunterdon County440$01962–2023
#13Somerset County430$100K1978–2025
#14Cumberland County360$75K1975–2021
#15Passaic County340$01968–2023
#16Warren County330$01956–2024
#17Essex County330$01974–2021
#18Cape May County310$01977–2025
#19Union County260$01987–2021
#20Salem County240$250K1980–2023
#21Hudson County190$01985–2012
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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