Thunderstorm Wind in Hudson County, New Jersey

Thunderstorm Wind in Hudson County, New Jersey: 79 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #2,471 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hudson County is the 2000s, when 31 of the county's 79 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 Hudson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 30.4% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,471 for this hazard and #21 within New Jersey, putting it in the 21.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hudson County with 29 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Hudson County, New Jersey?

79 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hudson County between 1956 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hudson County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hudson County measured 90.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hudson 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.