Tornado History Map

Burlington County, New Jersey tornado history

26 tornadoes recorded in or across Burlington 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 Burlington County

The Storm Prediction Center records 26 tornadoes whose paths touched Burlington County, New Jersey between 1952 and 2023. They killed 1 person and injured 8. The busiest month is July, with 10 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 14 July 1958. The most recent was on 10 August 2023.

  • 26tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 8injuries
  • 325per 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 Burlington County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0415%
F1 / EF12077%
F2 / EF228%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Burlington County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 2020s.1950s51960s11980s41990s42000s32010s22020s7

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

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PeriodCount
1950s5
1960s1
1980s4
1990s4
2000s3
2010s2
2020s7
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr2May1Jun4Jul10Aug4Sep2Oct2Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr2
May1
Jun4
Jul10
Aug4
Sep2
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Burlington County

  • Deadliest: New Jersey tornado27 October 2003, F0, 1 death, 0.5 miles long
  • Strongest: Pennsylvania tornado14 July 1958, F2, 9.8 miles long
  • Longest path: New Jersey tornado10 March 1964, F1, 5 injuries, 59.1 miles long
  • Most recent: New Jersey tornado10 August 2023, EF1, 0.3 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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