NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hammonton, NJ
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
54 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Hammonton, New Jersey since 1851, 11 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ida in 2021. Since 1950, 42 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 11
- Tropical storms
- 43
- Tornadoes
- 42
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Hammonton
The strongest storm to pass near Hammonton was an unnamed storm in 1944, a Category 2 hurricane with 106 mph winds when its centre passed 70 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1903, whose centre came within 1 mile. The record near Hammonton begins with an unnamed storm in 1856; the most recent system was Ida in 2021, a tropical storm 27 miles away. The 1890s and the 2020s were the busiest decades, with 5 systems each. Of the 54 systems, 12 have come since 2000. Hammonton has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 82% of the 455 New Jersey cities on this site. The strongest of the 42 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF3 on September 1, 2021; its path came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F0 on October 27, 2003, killed 1 person. Of the 42, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 16 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on May 16, 2025. Of the 455 New Jersey cities, 74% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hammonton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 25 times since 1974, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 455 New Jersey cities, 91% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hammonton.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hammonton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | IdaSep 2 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 9 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2020 | FayJul 10 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 8 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | SandyOct 30 | 4 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2008 | HannaSep 6 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 29 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | CharleyAug 15 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 17 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1999 | FloydSep 16 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1992 | DanielleSep 26 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | GloriaSep 27 | 46 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | HenriSep 24 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1976 | BelleAug 10 | 63 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | Unnamed 1961 stormSep 15 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 12 | 60 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | DianeAug 19 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 21 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 14 | 70 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormAug 3 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormSep 8 | 69 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 19 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 17 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormSep 15 | 21 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 16 | 1 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 16 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormOct 14 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 24 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 10 | 44 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 47 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 11 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 24 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 12 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 18 | 65 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 5 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 29 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 26 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormNov 3 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 20 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hammonton: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Hammonton
By decade
- 2020s7(1 EF3+)
- 2010s5
- 2000s4
- 1990s8
- 1980s10
- 1970s3
- 1960s2
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2021 | EF3 | 22 mi | 12.37 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 21, 1993 | F2 | 2 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1990 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 1987 | F2 | 22 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Aug 27, 1971 | F2 | 21 mi | 28.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 4, 1970 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 1960 | F2 | 21 mi | 15.6 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 16, 2025 | EF1 | 6 mi | 8.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | EF1 | 11 mi | 0.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | EF1 | 17 mi | 0.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | EF1 | 23 mi | 6.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 11, 2019 | EF1 | 23 mi | 1.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 42, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hammonton
The Storm Prediction Center has 25 hail reports within 10 miles of Hammonton since 1974, made on 22 separate days. Of these, 15 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 16, 1993. The most recent report is from June 8, 2021. June has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hammonton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hammonton 1 NE, NJ, 2 miles northwest of Hammonton at 125 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 24°F. August is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.9 inches; the year adds up to 47.7 inches over 86 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 53% of the year's precipitation (25.2 of 47.7 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 54 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (23); a normal September there has highs of 79°F and 4.1 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 28 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 105 nights a year. Snowfall averages 19.0 inches a year, most of it in February. That 47.7 inches is more than at 22 of the 51 New Jersey stations used on this site (43%). Egg Harbor City, 10 miles southeast, has its own station (Atlantic City International Airport, NJ): 46.0 inches a year, 1.7 less than here, and the same July average high, 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 24 | 3.5 | 7 | 5.7 |
| Feb | 45 | 25 | 2.9 | 7 | 6.4 |
| Mar | 52 | 31 | 4.3 | 7 | 2.9 |
| Apr | 64 | 41 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.1 |
| May | 73 | 51 | 3.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 61 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 67 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 64 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 57 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 45 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 56 | 35 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 47 | 29 | 4.6 | 8 | 3.7 |
| Year | 65 | 44 | 47.7 | 86 | 19.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hammonton 1 NE, NJ (125 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Hammonton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 108 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hammonton: 72 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 floods, 11 heavy rain events, 9 flash floods and 5 lightning strikes. They killed 2 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $3.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 29, 2009. June has had the most flash floods, 6 of 9. Of the 455 New Jersey cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 11 have had fewer than Hammonton.
June 24, 2010: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Hammonton — 1 killed, 2 injured.
July 3, 2011: lightning strike 2 miles from the centre of Hammonton — 1 killed, 1 injured.
NWS: “A 54-year-old male was struck and killed by lightning while ducking under a tree during a thunderstorm to light a cigar in Hammonton. In 1963, the man's father was also struck and killed by lightning.”
April 15, 2007: flood 2 miles from the centre of Hammonton — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Flooding along the Great Egg Harbor River threatened about two dozen homes from New Jersey State Route 54 in Folsom southeast to Lake Lenape in the May's Landing section of Hamolton Township. A two mile stretch of County Route 561 was closed because of the flooding.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Hammonton's ZIP code 08037 have filed 185 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $5.7 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Sandy in 2012: 72 claims (39% of all) and $4.7 million, then Flooding in 1984 with 29 and December Storm - Nor'easter in 1992 with 21. 83% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 395 New Jersey cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 257 have fewer than Hammonton.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Sandy2012 | 72 | $4.7 million |
| Flooding1984 | 29 | $174,000 |
| December Storm - Nor'easter1992 | 21 | $252,000 |
| Hurricane Irene2011 | 16 | $213,000 |
Atlantic County, which includes Hammonton, has been named in 36 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 25 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 hurricanes, 8 severe storms, 6 snowstorms, 4 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Remnants of Hurricane Ida, on September 5, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Atlantic County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for coastal flooding and strong wind; Relatively High for hurricanes and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $123.3 million a year, the 13th highest of 21 New Jersey counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $50.2 million (41%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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Cities near Hammonton
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- Atco, NJ11 mi
- Minotola, NJ12 mi
- Newfield, NJ13 mi
- Berlin, NJ14 mi
- Sicklerville, NJ14 mi
- West Berlin, NJ15 mi
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