Monmouth County tornado history

15 tornadoes touched Monmouth County, New Jersey between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Oct 16, 1955).

15tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
39.3 milongest path · 1952
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F08
(E)F13
(E)F24
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Oct 16, 1955F23.8 mi100 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF21.6 mi150 yd00
May 27, 2001F21.5 mi67 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF20.1 mi50 yd00
Aug 10, 1952F139.3 mi100 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF14 mi550 yd00
Apr 18, 1960F10.5 mi50 yd00
Aug 9, 2011EF01.7 mi50 yd00
Aug 13, 1997F01.2 mi73 yd00
Aug 19, 2020EF01.2 mi70 yd00
May 20, 2022EF00.8 mi225 yd00
Nov 1, 1994F00.5 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 1, 2023EF14 mi550 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF21.6 mi150 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF20.1 mi50 yd00
May 20, 2022EF00.8 mi225 yd00
Aug 19, 2020EF01.2 mi70 yd00
Jun 24, 2017EF00.5 mi40 yd00
Jun 24, 2017EF00.3 mi25 yd00
Aug 9, 2011EF01.7 mi50 yd00
May 27, 2001F21.5 mi67 yd00
Aug 13, 1997F01.2 mi73 yd00
Nov 1, 1994F00.5 mi10 yd00
Mar 26, 1964F00.1 mi20 yd00

Nearby counties

Middlesex County, NJ8Richmond County, NY4Kings County, NY3Union County, NJ14Mercer County, NJ17Ocean County, NJ20Queens County, NY5Hudson County, NJ1

Questions

How many tornadoes has Monmouth County, New Jersey had?

15 tornadoes touched Monmouth County, New Jersey between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Monmouth County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Oct 16, 1955, with a 3.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Monmouth County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (4 of 15). 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).