NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Stewartsville, 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
28 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Stewartsville, New Jersey since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ida in 2021. Since 1950, 59 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 26
- Tornadoes
- 59
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Stewartsville
The strongest storm to pass near Stewartsville was an unnamed storm in 1893, a Category 1 hurricane with 86 mph winds when its centre passed 63 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1878, whose centre came within 40 miles. The record near Stewartsville begins with an unnamed storm in 1861; the most recent system was Ida in 2021, a tropical storm 49 miles away. Of the 28 systems, 6 have come since 2000. Of the 455 New Jersey cities on this site, 93% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Stewartsville. The highest rating among the 59 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on October 18, 1990, came within 23 miles. Of the 59, 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 6, 2025. Stewartsville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 63% of the 455 New Jersey cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 47 times since 1956, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 455 New Jersey cities, 65% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Stewartsville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Stewartsville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | IdaSep 2 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2020 | FayJul 11 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | SandyOct 30 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2008 | HannaSep 7 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | DianeAug 19 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 19 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 16 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 63 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 11 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 40 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 29 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 26 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Stewartsville: 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 Stewartsville
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s4
- 2000s4
- 1990s14(1 EF3+)
- 1980s13(1 EF3+)
- 1970s11(2 EF3+)
- 1960s2
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 1990 | F3 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Jul 26, 1981 | F3 | 23 mi | 3.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F3 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 28, 1973 | F3 | 23 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Aug 4, 2020 | EF2 | 25 mi | 20.77 mi | 0 / 18 |
| Jul 29, 2009 | EF2 | 18 mi | 4.58 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Nov 8, 1996 | F2 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F2 | 25 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 26, 1981 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F2 | 25 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 20, 1981 | F2 | 11 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 5, 1979 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 59, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Stewartsville
The Storm Prediction Center has 47 hail reports within 10 miles of Stewartsville since 1956, made on 35 separate days. Of these, 27 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 8 days, most recently May 27, 2010. The most recent report is from July 3, 2025. May and July have the most reports, 14 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Stewartsville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Belvidere Brg, NJ, 9 miles north of Stewartsville at 263 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 18°F. July and October are the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.7 inches; the year adds up to 48.3 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 55% of the year's precipitation (26.6 of 48.3 inches); the other six months are drier. Highs reach 90°F on about 14 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 135 nights a year. Snowfall averages 23.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 48.3 inches is more than at 25 of the 51 New Jersey stations used on this site (49%). Bloomsbury, 3 miles south, has its own station (Springtown 1 NNE, PA): 53.3 inches a year, 5.0 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 18 | 3.2 | 6 | 9.9 |
| Feb | 40 | 19 | 2.7 | 6 | 5.2 |
| Mar | 48 | 26 | 3.6 | 7 | 3.5 |
| Apr | 61 | 36 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.3 |
| May | 71 | 46 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 79 | 56 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 61 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 59 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 52 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 40 | 4.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 52 | 30 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 41 | 24 | 4.1 | 7 | 4.0 |
| Year | 61 | 39 | 48.3 | 82 | 23.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Belvidere Brg, NJ (263 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 Stewartsville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 348 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Stewartsville: 243 thunderstorm wind reports, 52 flash floods, 25 floods, 16 lightning strikes and 12 heavy rain events. They killed 7 people and injured 18, and the NWS estimated $75.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on March 7, 2022. July has had the most flash floods, 19 of 52. Of the 455 New Jersey cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 187 have had fewer than Stewartsville.
September 1, 2021: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Stewartsville — 6 killed, $6.0 million damage.
August 5, 2009: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Stewartsville — 1 killed.
July 26, 2009: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Stewartsville — 10 injured, $100,000 damage.
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 Stewartsville's ZIP code 08886 have filed 31 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $281,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2023, with 10. 26% 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, 89 have fewer than Stewartsville.
Warren County, which includes Stewartsville, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 hurricanes, 8 severe storms, 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storm and Flooding, on August 11, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Warren County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $57.3 million a year, the 19th highest of 21 New Jersey counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $37.5 million (65%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Stewartsville
- Bloomsbury, NJ3 mi
- Phillipsburg, NJ3 mi
- Asbury, NJ5 mi
- Easton, PA7 mi
- Washington, NJ7 mi
- Milford, NJ7 mi
- Hampton, NJ8 mi
- Belvidere, NJ10 mi
- Riegelsville, PA10 mi
- Glen Gardner, NJ10 mi
- Pittstown, NJ11 mi
- Upper Black Eddy, PA11 mi
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