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Eastern Cape May County, New Jersey
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1996 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
108
Floods since 1996
720
All events
12
Deaths
$534.1M
Property damage
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All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
Philadelphia media reported a fatality in Ocean City, NJ, likely caused by rip currents. Shortly after noon on Thursday, a man was pulled from the water unresponsive. The man was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His son was injured trying to save him.
A 53 year old drowned while swimming at the beach at Wildwood Crest. This is suspected to be rip current related as the Police Chief described the surf as extremely rough.
Time of event estimated from media reports. 19 Year old man died after he and 3 others encountered a rip current. Two others were rescued and one made it to the shore on his own.
Hany Mohamed, a 35 year old male from Middletown PA (Dauphin County), drowned in the ocean at Learning Avenue in Wildwood NJ on Sunday, September 3rd. He apparently ventured out to save his two children who, after playing near a sandbar, were taken into deeper waters. Beach patro…
A man got knocked over by a wave near the 59th street beach in Sea Isle and drowned.
Two people were injured while caught in a rip current. One person died after returning to shore.
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Widespread roadway flooding occurred in the tidal communities of Cape May County. The flood waters affected vulnerable buildings. The tide gauge at Ocean City reached 6.30 feet MLLW, the tide gauge at Sea Isle City reached 6.79 feet MLLW, and the tide gauge at Stone Harbor reache…
Blizzard Blizzard
Snowfall amounts generally ranged from around 10-16. The highest reliable measurement received was 16.0 from Ocean City. Blizzard conditions were confirmed based on nearby photos, videos, and weather station observations.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Several hours of dense fog was observed at Cape May County Airport.
High Wind High Wind
A wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at Cape May Harbor HADS station.
High Wind High Wind
A wind gust of 57 mph was recorded at Cape May WxFlow station.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Storm total snow and sleet accumulation totals mainly ranged from 3-6. The highest report received was 6.0 in Ocean City.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Several hours of dense fog was observed at Cape May County Airport.
High Wind High Wind
The USGS gauge in Avalon reported a wind gust of 60 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The USGS gauge in Cape May Harbor reported a wind gust of 59 mph.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals ranged from 1-2. The highest report was 1.3 from Cape May and Ocean City.
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Widespread roadway flooding occurred in the tidal communities of Cape May County. The flood waters affected vulnerable buildings. The tide gauge at Ocean City reached 6.95 feet MLLW, the tide gauge at Sea Isle City reached 7.46 feet MLLW, the tide gauge at Avalon reached 7.56 fee…
High Wind High Wind
HADS station 1.2 miles northwest of Avalon reported a wind gust of 60 mph.
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Widespread roadway flooding occurred in the tidal communities of Cape May County. The flood waters affected vulnerable buildings. The tide gauge at Ocean City reached 7.06 feet MLLW, the tide gauge at Sea Isle City reached 7.68 feet MLLW, the tide gauge at Avalon reached 7.78 fee…
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Dense fog was observed for several hours at Cape May Airport.
High Wind High Wind
WxFlow station at Ludlum Bay measured a gust of 68 mph.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Moderate to heavy snowfall occurred with totals around 6-8. The highest reported total was 8.8 2 miles northwest of Cape May.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A wintry mix of freezing rain and some sleet occurred. Trace amounts of sleet were reported in several locations nearby, including Ocean City. No freezing rain measurements were received, however surrounding reports indicate less than 0.1 occurred across the zone.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light snowfall with totals ranging from 1-2 occurred across coastal Cape May County. The highest report was 2.0 from Lower Twp.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Moderate to heavy snowfall with totals ranging from 5-9 across coastal Cape May County. The highest report was 9.7 from the Cap May COOP observer 2 miles NW of Cape May.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Cape May County Airport reported several hours of dense fog from late on December 9th into December 10th.
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Widespread roadway flooding occurred in the tidal communities of Cape May County. The flood waters affected vulnerable buildings. The tide gauge at Cape May Harbor reached 7.26 feet MLLW, and the tide gauge at the Cape May Ferry Terminal reached 7.86 feet MLLW.
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Widespread roadway flooding occurred in the tidal communities of Cape May County. The flood waters affected vulnerable buildings. The tide gauge at Cape May Harbor reached 7.23 feet MLLW, and the tide gauge at the Cape May Ferry Terminal reached 7.81 feet MLLW.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Dense fog was observed for several hours at Cape May County Airport.
High Wind High Wind
The WXFLOW sensor in Cape May recorded a gust of 58 mph.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals ranged largely from around 1 to 2 across the zone. The highest snowfall report was from Ocean City with 1.6.
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Widespread roadway flooding occurred in the tidal communities of Cape May County. The flood waters affected vulnerable buildings. The tide gauge at Sea Isle City reached 6.74 feet MLLW, the tide gauge at Avalon reached 7.09 feet MLLW, the tide gauge at Stone Harbor reached 7.14 f…
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Dense fog with visibility 1/4 mile or less was observed for several hours at Cape May County Airport.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals ranged largely from around 3 to 4 across much of the zone. The highest snowfall report was from 2 miles NNE of Strathmere in the southern most area of Ocean City with 4.5.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals ranged largely around 0.5 to 1 across much of the zone. The highest snowfall report was from Ocean City with 0.8. A light glaze of ice also occurred in some areas.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 |
| 2015 | 32 | 0 |
| 2014 | 27 | 0 |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 |
| 2012 | 31 | 0 |
| 2011 | 24 | 0 |
| 2010 | 33 | 0 |
| 2009 | 39 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27 | 0 |
| 2007 | 44 | 0 |
| 2006 | 35 | 0 |
| 2005 | 33 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | 0 |
| 2003 | 35 | 0 |
| 2002 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 30 | 0 |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | 0 |
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