Tornado History Map

Morris County, New Jersey tornado history

12 tornadoes recorded in or across Morris County from 1951 to 2021, 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 Morris County

The Storm Prediction Center records 12 tornadoes whose paths touched Morris County, New Jersey between 1951 and 2021. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 28 May 1973. The most recent was on 19 August 2021.

  • 12tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 14injuries
  • 260per 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 Morris County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0217%
F1 / EF1650%
F2 / EF2217%
F3 / EF3217%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Morris County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1970s.1950s11970s41980s11990s22010s32020s1

The 2020s only run to 2021, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1970s4
1980s1
1990s2
2010s3
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr2May3Jun2Jul3Aug1Sep0Oct1Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May3
Jun2
Jul3
Aug1
Sep0
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Morris County

  • Strongest: New Jersey tornado28 May 1973, F3, 12 injuries, 0.4 miles long
  • Longest path: New Jersey tornado29 June 1994, F1, 14 miles long
  • Most recent: New Jersey tornado19 August 2021, EF0, 0.9 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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