72
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5K
Property damage
Hail in Morris County, New Jersey: 72 recorded events between 1975 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,837 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Morris County, New Jersey: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Morris County is the 2010s, when 24 of the county's 72 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 Morris County archive, hail makes up 11.1% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,837 for this hazard and #6 within New Jersey, putting it in the 40.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Morris County with 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2024 | ROCKAWAY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | MT TABOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | LONG VLY | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | LONG VLY | 1.25 | $0 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | LONG VLY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | MADISON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | IRONIA | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2023 | MT FREEDOM | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | DOVER | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | BUDD LAKE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Morris County
- Thunderstorm Wind 349
- Flash Flood 63
- Flood 59
- Lightning 49
- Heavy Rain 44
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Golf ball to baseball-size hail fell in Jefferson and Rockaway Townships in northwest Morris County. The hail damaged vehicles and accumulated two inches deep on lawns. Penny to quarter-size hail fell elsewhere in the county in Denville, Dover and Parsippany.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Morris County, New Jersey?
72 hail events are recorded in Morris County between 1975 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Morris County?
The strongest hail on record in Morris County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Morris 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 Morris County, New Jersey.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-jersey/morris-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.