Tornado History Map

Middlesex County, New Jersey tornado history

10 tornadoes recorded in or across Middlesex County from 1977 to 2003, 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 Middlesex County

The Storm Prediction Center records 10 tornadoes whose paths touched Middlesex County, New Jersey between 1977 and 2003. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 2 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 26 September 1977. The most recent was on 27 October 2003.

  • 10tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 9injuries
  • 323per 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 Middlesex County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0660%
F1 / EF1220%
F2 / EF2110%
F3 / EF3110%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Middlesex County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1980s.1970s11980s41990s32000s2

The 2000s only run to 2003, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1970s1
1980s4
1990s3
2000s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May1Jun1Jul2Aug1Sep2Oct2Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun1
Jul2
Aug1
Sep2
Oct2
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Middlesex County

  • Strongest: New Jersey tornado26 September 1977, F3, 5.9 miles long
  • Longest path: New Jersey tornado5 October 1985, F1, 8 injuries, 12 miles long
  • Most recent: New Jersey tornado27 October 2003, F0, 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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