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Tracks of all tropical cyclones to pass through New Jersey from 1851 through 2022. There have been 115 hurricanes or tropical storms that affected the U.S. state of New Jersey. Due to its location, few hurricanes have hit the state directly, though numerous hurricanes have passed near or through New Jersey in its history.
Great Chesapeake Bay Hurricane of 1769; 1804 New England hurricane; 1806 Great Coastal hurricane; 1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane; Gale of 1878; 1893 Great Charleston hurricane; 1893 New York hurricane; 1893 Sea Islands hurricane; 1894 Greater Antilles hurricane; 1896 East Coast hurricane; 1903 New Jersey hurricane
Due to its location, few hurricanes have hit the state directly, though numerous hurricanes have passed near or through New Jersey in its history. About every 10 years, hurricanes approach the coastline close enough to send waves over barrier islands' dunes and into back bays. According to an estimate by meteorologist George Prouflis, the ...
Across New Jersey, 38 people died due in part to Sandy, including 12 fatalities directly related to the hurricane's impacts. [4] The large swath of strong winds and widespread flooding produced the costliest natural disaster in the history of New Jersey, with damage estimated at $29.4 billion. [8]
October 28–29, 2012: Hurricane Sandy, a historic storm, makes landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey as an extratropical cyclone with sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). This storm was unusual because it was a late season hurricane combined with a Nor'easter at high tide during a full moon, producing long-lasting and devastating results ...
Hurricane Henri offshore the coast of New Jersey, while dropping heavy rain over the state. A large swath of heavy rainfall spread up the East Coast along a frontal zone draping over the northern side of Hurricane Floyd. [84] Hurricane Four of the September 1940 hurricane season holds the record for the wettest tropical cyclone in New Jersey. [9]
October 29–30, 2012 – Hurricane Sandy affected Southern New England with its outer bands producing heavy storm surge, winds, and rainfall before the storm's landfall in New Jersey. Sandy devastated the Jersey Shore, New York City, parts of Long Island and the Connecticut and Rhode Island coastlines.
Hurricane Floyd in 1999 was the costliest natural disaster in New Jersey's history, until it was surpassed by Hurricane Irene in 2011. Damage in the state totaled $250 million (1999 USD), much of it in Somerset and Bergen counties. Seven people died in New Jersey during Floyd's passage – six due to drowning, and one in a traffic accident.