Tornado History Map

Gloucester County, New Jersey tornado history

15 tornadoes recorded in or across Gloucester County from 1960 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Gloucester County

The Storm Prediction Center records 15 tornadoes whose paths touched Gloucester County, New Jersey between 1960 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is March, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 1 September 2021. The most recent was on 16 May 2025.

  • 15tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 14injuries
  • 466per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Gloucester County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0533%
F1 / EF1853%
F2 / EF217%
F3 / EF317%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Gloucester County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1980s.1960s21980s41990s32000s12010s22020s3

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1980s4
1990s3
2000s1
2010s2
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Mar.Jan0Feb0Mar4Apr1May1Jun3Jul2Aug1Sep2Oct0Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar4
Apr1
May1
Jun3
Jul2
Aug1
Sep2
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Gloucester County

  • Strongest: New Jersey tornado1 September 2021, EF3, 2 injuries, 12.4 miles long
  • Longest path: New Jersey tornado10 March 1964, F1, 5 injuries, 59.1 miles long
  • Most recent: New Jersey tornado16 May 2025, EF1, 8.1 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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