Tornado History Map

Monmouth County, New Jersey tornado history

16 tornadoes recorded in or across Monmouth County from 1952 to 2023, 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 Monmouth County

The Storm Prediction Center records 16 tornadoes whose paths touched Monmouth County, New Jersey between 1952 and 2023. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 16 October 1955. The most recent was on 1 April 2023.

  • 16tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 5injuries
  • 342per 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 Monmouth County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0850%
F1 / EF1425%
F2 / EF2425%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Monmouth County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2020s.1950s21960s31990s22000s12010s32020s5

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s3
1990s2
2000s1
2010s3
2020s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Apr.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr4May2Jun2Jul0Aug4Sep0Oct1Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr4
May2
Jun2
Jul0
Aug4
Sep0
Oct1
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Monmouth County

  • Strongest: New Jersey tornado16 October 1955, F2, 3.8 miles long
  • Longest path: New Jersey tornado10 March 1964, F1, 5 injuries, 59.1 miles long
  • Most recent: New Jersey tornado1 April 2023, EF2, 0.1 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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