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Monmouth County, New Jersey
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1952 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
17
Tornado reports
78
Hail reports
122
Floods since 1996
742
All events
14
Deaths
$48.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Monmouth County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 16 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.
A 41-year-old male was struck and died the next day from a lightning strike while fishing with his 10-year-old son on Takanassee Lake Beach in Long Branch. His son was not injured.
A 48-year-old woman was struck by lightning in Monmouth Beach at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Sunset Lane. She died the next day.
A 49-year-old man was struck and killed by lightning on Linden Avenue in Middletown while in contact with a tree and observing a house fire that was started by a previous lightning strike. A 54-year-old man and a police officer were also injured by the same lightning strike.
Lightning struck and killed a 38-year-old male and injured his two companions while they were walking on the beach at the Gateway recreation area in Sandy Hook. They were on Beach Area B when they were struck. An injured male and female were both in stable condition at a local ho…
A 45-year-old woman was struck by lightning as she was about to enter a restaurant on U.S. Route 9 North in Howell Township. She was pronounced dead about one hour later.
Storm totlas included 1.80 inches in Sandy Hook, 1.63 inches in Marlboro and 1.57 inches in Sea Girt.
Several water rescues took place in Keyport.
In Monmouth County, flooding rains and winds damaged and or closed seventy-one roadways and bridges. Infrastructure damage alone was estimated near nine million dollars. Among the major roadways that were closed included U.S. Route 9 and New Jersey State Routes 33, 35, 36 and 79.…
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Tree reported down. Time estimated from radar.
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Large tree was blown into a house. This was from an outflow boundary and occurred ahead of the rain.
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Very large branch was blown down.
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A tree was blown into a home.
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Wires were blown down and some telephone poles were snapped on Plum Lane in Holmdel.
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There was a swath of trees and wires blown down in Middletown Township.
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Several trees and wires were blown down in Neptune. Some of the trees were blown into houses.
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Several trees and wires were blown down in West Long Branch.
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Several large poles blown down on Seacrest Rd.
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Large tree was blown down, blocking a road.
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Measured from a weather station mounted on a dock.
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A 64 MPH gust was measured with a Davis Anemometer.
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The Sandy Hook NOS Station measured a 58 MPH gust.
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Several trees and wires down around Monmouth County. Most trees and wires down around the county reported around Middletown. Time estimated from radar.
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Several trees and wires down around Monmouth County. Most trees and wires down around the county reported around Hazlet. Time estimated from radar.
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Numerous roads were closed due to flash flooding.
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Due to flash flooding, a vehicle was stranded in flood waters at Rt 35 and Clinton Ave.
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The NJ DOT reported flash flooding on NJ 35 in both Directions as well as on Broadway.
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Trees and wires down. Time estimated from radar.
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Trees and wires down. Time estimated from radar.
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Flash flooding was reported in Sea Girt with an estimated of six inches of water on roads.
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Reports of flash flooding were received in Keansburg on Belleview and Center Avenues.
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Multiple large branches downed. Time estimated from radar.
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Trees down on Kent Road near Ford Road. Road closed. Time estimated from radar.
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Trees and wires down. Time estimated from radar.
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Sandy Hook NOS gauge gusted to 63 mph. Time given in report.
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Gust measured by a mesonet station in Keyport. Time given in report.
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Multiple vehicles stuck in flood water due to flash flooding.
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Flash flooding was reported on East Main Street.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | 0 |
| 2023 | 34 | 4 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1 |
| 2021 | 59 | 0 |
| 2020 | 68 | 1 |
| 2019 | 60 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 25 | 2 |
| 2016 | 23 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 30 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | 1 |
| 2010 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 |
| 2008 | 23 | 0 |
| 2007 | 17 | 0 |
| 2006 | 15 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2003 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | 1 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 1 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 1 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2 | 2 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 2 | 1 |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 |
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