310
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
10
Direct injuries
$20.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Gloucester County, New Jersey: 310 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #418 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Gloucester County, New Jersey: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Gloucester County is the 2010s, when 109 of the county's 310 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, thunderstorm wind makes up 56.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #418 for this hazard and #9 within New Jersey, putting it in the 86.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Gloucester County with 94 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2008 | MT ROYAL | 35 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2006 | PAULSBORO | 52 | 0 | 9 | $0 |
| May 6, 1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | WILLIAMSTOWN | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | GLASSBORO | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | NEW SHARON | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | WOODBURY HGTS | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | NEWFIELD | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | MALAGA | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | CLAYTON | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | AURA | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | BELLS LAKE | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | GLASSBORO | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Gloucester County
- Flash Flood 74
- Hail 52
- Heavy Rain 47
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A 23-year-old man was presumed dead after the boat he was in capsized as a line of showers and thunderstorms moved through the county. He was one of four persons on board who were duck hunting on the Mantua Creek near the Interstate 295 bridge near Paulsboro when the boat overturned. The other three (a 12-year-old boy, a 24-year-old man and a 41-year-old man) managed to cling to the boat and then reach a sandbar from which they were saved about an hour later. The peak wind gust at nearby Philadelphia International as the line moved through was 36 mph. ||Tides were higher than normal because of the combination of the strong up the Delaware Bay and Delaware River wind flow and the spring astronomical tides associated with the recent full moon. The early afternoon high tide at Reedy Island (New Castle County Delaware) reached 7.50 feet above mean lower low water. Minor tidal flooding starts at 7.20 feet above mean lower low water. The mid afternoon high tide in Philadelphia reached 8.61 feet above mean lower low water. Minor tidal flooding starts at 8.20 feet above mean lower low water.
The wind damage from a powerful macroburst maximized across eastern sections of East Greenwich Township. A survey estimated peak wind gusts of 85 mph. Power poles were snapped in the area of East Chawkin Road and Paul Mills Road along Kings Highway (County Route 551) in the Clarksboro section. Shingle damage occurred to numerous homes and sheds were blown over. Many roads were impassable because of downed trees and wires. Wind damage extended to the Mantua Township border through Windsor Way and Carriage Court where one building's roof was completely destroyed. The township estimated 2,800 trees and 100 poles were knocked down.
The wind damage from a powerful macroburst started to cause considerable wind damage in eastern parts of Greenwich Township. This then continued farther to the southeast in Gloucester County. There were multiple reports of hundreds of trees and wires down in the Gibbstown area of the township. The roof of Saint Michael's Convent was damaged after it was lifted 10 to 15 feet into the air from the rest of the convent. The roof of a pet store also collapsed. A tree fell through a home on Cucinotta Road. Telephone poles fell across Harmony Road.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Gloucester County, New Jersey?
310 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Gloucester County between 1957 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Gloucester County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Gloucester County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind 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
“Thunderstorm Wind in Gloucester County, New Jersey.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-jersey/gloucester-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.