List of New Jersey tornadoes
- 2013 Bergen County, New Jersey tornado on October 7, 2013, an EF1 tornado touched down in Paramus, with an estimated wind at 100 miles an hour. Most damage was in George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery, and in the Paramus Golf and Ridgewood Country Clubs.[1]
- 1992 Washington Township, New Jersey tornado on June 24, 1992.[2]
- 1990 Montgomery Township, New Jersey tornado on October 18, 1990. Three homes were destroyed and 8 people were injured in Montgomery Township, New Jersey. Was rated an F3.
- 1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak on July 10, 1989. Two F0s and an F1 tracked through parts of Passaic County, New Jersey and Bergen County, New Jersey, snapping and uprooting trees, and causing $4 million in damage. About 150 houses were damaged in Bergen county alone.[3]
- 1973 Flanders, New Jersey tornado on May 28, 1973, a dozen homes were destroyed and 12 people were injured in Flanders, New Jersey.[4] It was rated an F3.[5]
- 1899 Elizabeth, New Jersey tornado on August 1, 1899 in Elizabeth, New Jersey.[6]
- 1892 Gloucester, New Jersey tornado on July 1, 1892 in Gloucester, New Jersey.[7][8]
- 1835 New Brunswick, New Jersey tornado of June 29, 1835.[9]
See also
- List of New Jersey hurricanes
- List of New Jersey earthquakes
References
- ↑ "EF1 tornado confirmed in Bergen County". WABC TV. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ↑ "New Jersey Tornado Damages 5 Homes". New York Times. June 25, 1992. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
A tornado touched down for 10 minutes last night in Washington Township, N.J., damaging five homes, knocking down several trees and cutting off power and phone service to more than a third of the town's 15,500 residents, the police said. No one was believed to have been injured in the storm, the police said. ...
- ↑ Constance L. Hayes (July 12, 2007). "Unusually Fierce Winds Razed 100 Homes". New York Times. pp. B1–2. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
In northern New Jersey, damage was reported along a seven-mile swath from Ringwood to Wyckoff. The area is 20 miles west of Fort Lee, where a tornado was confirmed by the weather service. 'People saw a funnel cloud,' said Police Chief James O'Connor of Oakland, a town east of Ringwood that was affected. 'One man said the sound of the wind was like a locomotive passing through his living room.' In Wyckoff, 'windows in stores and houses literally exploded, and about 15 utility poles snapped right in half,' the coordinator of emergency management, Robert Shannon, said. No injuries were reported in Bergen or Passaic Counties. About 150 houses in Bergen were damaged, at a cost estimated at $2 million by an official of the county emergency management agency, Lieut. Edward C. Sturm. The damage in Passaic was also estimated at $2 million ...
- ↑ http://www.tornadoproject.com/alltorns/worstts.html
- ↑ http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/19730528.34.5
- ↑ "A New Jersey Tornado. A Mighty Wind Creates Great Havoc in Elizabeth". Camden Democrat. August 2, 1899. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
A tornado swept over this city yesterday afternoon, doing great damage. Houses, churches, factories and all buildings in the storm's path, which was three ...
- ↑ http://www3.gendisasters.com/new-jersey/14199/gloucester-nj-tornado-jun-1892
- ↑ "Tornado in New Jersey". Baltimore Sun. July 1, 1892. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
At 1.20 afternoon a wind-storm, with all the of a tornado, struck this city from the south- west, doing great damage to property ...
- ↑ "Dreadful Tornado". New York Evening Star. June 20, 1835. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a tornado passed over the town of Piscataway, about two miles from New Brunswick, which destroyed every house but two. ...
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