New Jersey storm damage and disaster statistics
From 2016 to 2025 the National Weather Service logged 7,357 storm event reports in New Jersey, with property damage estimates totalling $239 million. That is the 37th highest of the 50 states and D.C.
Damaging wind was reported most often (3,153 reports). Flood accounted for the most reported damage ($227 million). FEMA has issued 25 major disaster declarations for New Jersey since 2000.
storm event reports, 2016–2025
property damage estimated in those reports
major disaster declarations since 2000
hail reports, 6 of two inches or larger
tornado reports, 8 rated EF2 or stronger
home damage verified by FEMA inspectors since 2002
Reported storm damage in New Jersey, year by year
Largest single damage estimate
$75.0 million
Flash Flood, Somerset, 2021. Large events are recorded county by county, so one disaster can appear as several entries.
A quiet year on this chart can mean few damaging storms, or storms whose reports carried no damage estimate.
What hits New Jersey: reports and damage by type
- Damaging wind 3,153
- Flood 1,472
- Winter weather 1,366
- Hail 356
- Lightning 71
- Tornado 55
- Hurricane and tropical storm 36
- Wildfire 6
- Flood $227M
- Damaging wind $5.6M
- Tornado $5.5M
- Lightning $1.1M
- Wildfire $300K
Federal disasters in New Jersey
FEMA has recorded 25 major disaster declarations, 9 emergency declarations and 3 fire management declarations for New Jersey since 2000.
The most recent major disaster declaration in this data is Severe Storm And Flooding (severe storm), declared August 11, 2023.
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- Severe Storm 16
- Hurricane 4
- Snowstorm 4
- Biological 1
Home damage FEMA has verified in New Jersey
After a declared disaster, homeowners can register with FEMA and have their home inspected. These are the totals for New Jersey since 2004.
homeowners registered, across 10 disasters
damage verified by FEMA inspectors
individual assistance FEMA approved for those owners
homes inspected
inspections that found more than $30,000 of damage
average verified damage per inspected home
FEMA assistance is not insurance and is capped. It measures damage against its own habitability standard, and it counts only owners who registered and were inspected.
How New Jersey ranks
| Measure | New Jersey | Rank of 51 | In context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm event reports | 7,357 | 36th | 77 per 100,000 residents |
| Reported property damage | $239 million | 37th | $25 per resident |
| Hail reports | 356 | 34th | 6 of two inches or larger |
| Tornado reports | 55 | 34th | 8 rated EF2 or stronger |
| Major disaster declarations since 2000 | 25 | 28th | 9 emergency declarations |
| FEMA-verified home damage since 2002 | $1.3 billion | 7th | 309,875 homeowners registered |
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PublicAdjuster.cc, "New Jersey storm damage and disaster statistics," https://publicadjuster.cc/data/new-jersey/. Compiled from the NOAA Storm Events Database and FEMA OpenFEMA data, November 10, 2026.
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