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New Jersey Hurricane History

Of New Jersey's 21 counties, 21 have recorded at least 10 tropical cyclones within 50 miles since 1851 — 433 passes in all. The most exposed is Ocean County with 30.

21
counties published
433
Storm passes
48
At hurricane strength
30
Most in one county

Every track near New Jersey

New Jersey
TS / TDCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Every HURDAT2 track crossing this window since 1851, coloured by the strongest category the storm reached anywhere within 50 miles of a published county. Hairlines are a five-degree graticule.

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All published counties, A–Z

CountyStormsHurricanesMost recent
A
Atlantic County245Elsa (2021)
B
Bergen County232Isaias (2020)
Burlington County234Elsa (2021)
C
Camden County211Elsa (2021)
Cape May County265Elsa (2021)
Cumberland County212Elsa (2021)
E
Essex County191Isaias (2020)
G
Gloucester County201Isaias (2020)
H
Hudson County223Fay (2020)
Hunterdon County150Isaias (2020)
M
Mercer County181Isaias (2020)
Middlesex County221Isaias (2020)
Monmouth County277Elsa (2021)
Morris County201Isaias (2020)
O
Ocean County307Elsa (2021)
P
Passaic County191Henri (2021)
S
Salem County171Isaias (2020)
Somerset County191Isaias (2020)
Sussex County152Henri (2021)
U
Union County211Isaias (2020)
W
Warren County111Isaias (2020)
About this data. Computed from NOAA HURDAT2, 1851–2025. Tracks are interpolated to one-hour steps before distances are measured. Counties with fewer than 10 recorded storms are not published — see Methodology.