52
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Gloucester County, New Jersey: 52 recorded events between 1987 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,195 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Gloucester County, New Jersey: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Gloucester County is the 2000s, when 16 of the county's 52 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Gloucester County archive, hail makes up 9.4% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,195 for this hazard and #10 within New Jersey, putting it in the 29.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for hail in Gloucester County with 14 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2025 | CROSS KEYS ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | PAULSBORO | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | NATIONAL PARK | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | GLASSBORO | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | THOROFARE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2020 | JEFFERSON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2019 | MULLICA HILL | 1 | $0 |
| May 29, 2019 | TURNERSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 29, 2019 | NEW SHARON | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 29, 2019 | NEW SHARON | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Gloucester County
- Thunderstorm Wind 310
- Flash Flood 74
- Heavy Rain 47
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The last severe thunderstorm of the day proved to be the most damaging as large hail fell for the longest period of time. Areas of large hail occurred from Harrison Township southeast through Monroe Township. Ten peach orchards in Gloucester County were damaged by the large hail. About 40 percent of the peach crop was already harvested prior to the severe thunderstorms. The fourteen peach orchards affected by repeated severe thunderstorms with large hail in Gloucester, Camden and Atlantic Counties normally harvest about 30 million pounds of peaches.
A severe thunderstorm dropped large hail across Woolwich Township. Eight large farms in the township suffered hail damage. Nearly one hundred percent of the eggplants were damaged. There was also considerable damage done to tomato plants and cubanelle pepper plants.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Gloucester County, New Jersey?
52 hail events are recorded in Gloucester County between 1987 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Gloucester County?
The strongest hail on record in Gloucester County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Gloucester County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Gloucester County, New Jersey.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-jersey/gloucester-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.