Severe Weather History


New Jersey Coastal Flood History: 888 Recorded Events

888

Recorded events

1

Counties affected

4

Direct deaths

$21.2B

Property damage

New Jersey coastal flood history: 888 recorded events across 1 counties between 1996 and 2026.

Decade by decade

New Jersey coastal flood history by decade

New Jersey coastal flood history: recorded events per decade
New Jersey coastal flood history: recorded events per decade

The 1990s are the busiest decade on record with 1 reported coastal flood 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 coastal flood events in New Jersey

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Hudson County10$01996–1996
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

All hazards in New Jersey · Coastal Flood across the U.S.