Cumberland County tornado history

10 tornadoes touched Cumberland County, New Jersey between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jul 13, 1975).

10tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 2 injured
1.5 milongest path · 1975
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F05
(E)F13
(E)F22
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 13, 1975F21.5 mi77 yd00
May 10, 1990F20.5 mi200 yd00
Jul 16, 1995F10.8 mi440 yd00
Nov 26, 1979F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 23, 1988F10.1 mi10 yd10
Jul 14, 1987F00.2 mi10 yd00
May 10, 1990F00.2 mi100 yd00
Apr 3, 1975F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 10, 1977F00.1 mi10 yd10
Aug 7, 2019EF00.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 7, 2019EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 16, 1995F10.8 mi440 yd00
May 10, 1990F00.2 mi100 yd00
May 10, 1990F20.5 mi200 yd00
Jul 23, 1988F10.1 mi10 yd10
Jul 14, 1987F00.2 mi10 yd00
Nov 26, 1979F10.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 10, 1977F00.1 mi10 yd10
Jul 13, 1975F21.5 mi77 yd00
Apr 3, 1975F00.1 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Salem County, NJ4Cape May County, NJ11Kent County, DE24Gloucester County, NJ15Atlantic County, NJ10New Castle County, DE28Camden County, NJ10Delaware County, PA6

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cumberland County, New Jersey had?

10 tornadoes touched Cumberland County, New Jersey between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Cumberland County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jul 13, 1975, with a 1.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Cumberland County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (4 of 10). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).