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Bergen County, New Jersey
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
9
Tornado reports
82
Hail reports
390
Floods since 1996
1,020
All events
12
Deaths
$83.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Bergen County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 9 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
One person died at a hospital in Bergen County after pushing their car through flood waters and suffering a medical event.
A 71 year old man was injured by lightning at Northern Valley Regional High School. He was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center and passed away around 4 hours later.
A tree fell on a person on Depew Street.
Two teenagers were killed and two were injured when they were struck by lightning at Memorial Field in Montvale.The teens were playing soccer and were struck by lightning as they ran off the field during a heavy down pour. They suffered severe burns and trauma.
Several rivers and small streams exceeded bankfull causing flooding of roads and damage to nearly 5000 homes, 20 of which were condemned. The property damage amount listed is estimated.
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Multiple trees uprooted.
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Tree down on home on Forest Ave.
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Large tree down blocking road at Summit Avenue.
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Several trees reported down across the city in Hackensack.
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Multiple reports and photos of large trees down on Poplar and Fairmount Avenue near Summit Avenue. Several on homes causing damage.
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Tree down on Prospect Ave and Arlington Blvd. There are also power lines down in the same area.
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ASOS station KTEB at Teterboro Airport measured a 52 knot wind gust.
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Downed Tree along Berkeley Road, River Edge NJ.
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Downed tree on NJ 17 southbound south of Passaic Street. 1 right lane of 2 lanes closed.
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Tree on House on Belmar Street.
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Fire Department rescued stranded motorist in floodwaters on Kennedy Street.
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Vehicle stranded in floodwaters on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes. Road is closed.
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Online article states trees fell on homes in Maywood and Hackensack.
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Multiple roads across the town of Garfield are closed due to flooding.
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Ongoing water rescue on Delafield Avenue.
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People stuck in flood waters throughout town.
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All express lanes on the Northbound side of the NJ Turnpike/I 95 are blocked due to flooding south of Exit 71.
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Flooding on NJ 4 Westbound at Jones Road in Englewood with all lanes closed.
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Video showing Grand Avenue closed with more than a foot of water and a stalled van in the flood waters.
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Hackensack Fire Department report flooding across the town with multiple roads impassable.
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Vehicles disable in flood waters on Chestnut Ridge Road.
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Werimus Road is closed due to flooding.
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North Franklin Turnpike is closed due to flooding.
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Park Avenue is closed due to flooding at Rivervale Road.
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Flood rescues occurring on West Pleasant Street and Green Street in Hackensack.
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COOP observer reports large tree down on wires on Cedar Street in Garfield.
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COOP observer reports tree down at Route 208 South on Virginia Drive.
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Downed tree on NJ 17 southbound south of Lake Street in Ramsey. 1 right lane of 3 lanes closed.
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Tree on house on Krysch lane in Wyckoff NJ.
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Large tree down over road.
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Wire and tree down with tree in flames on Elm Street in north Arlington NJ.
Tree on house on Park Avenue in Park Ridge NJ, with one person injured.
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Multiple trees/branches down and power outages due to trees taking out power lines.
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Multiple trees and wires down across Lodi NJ.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 31 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20 | 0 |
| 2022 | 33 | 0 |
| 2021 | 75 | 0 |
| 2020 | 38 | 0 |
| 2019 | 37 | 0 |
| 2018 | 81 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 40 | 0 |
| 2013 | 43 | 1 |
| 2012 | 18 | 0 |
| 2011 | 40 | 0 |
| 2010 | 53 | 0 |
| 2009 | 57 | 0 |
| 2008 | 66 | 0 |
| 2007 | 29 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | 0 |
| 2003 | 14 | 0 |
| 2002 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 36 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 3 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
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