New Jersey hail

Every recorded hail report since 1955 · 21 counties with a record

NOAA's Storm Events Database records 1,154 hail reports in New Jersey from 1955 through June 30, 2026, about 34 a year since 2000. The costliest was the August 10, 2008 hail ($23.0 million in 2025 dollars). New Jersey ranks 37th of 52 states and territories by count and 22nd of 51 per square mile.

Hail in New Jersey, 1955 to 2026

Hail records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996.

recorded, no damage figure
under $1 million
$1 million or more
$10 million or more
$100 million or more, or 10 deaths
$1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
a year with a death
1996: all 48 event types recorded from 1996

Records: 1,1541955 to June 30, 2026
A year since 2000: 34average
Deaths: 00 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars: $23Mas filed
Busiest year: 201282 records

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.

Are hail reports common in New Jersey?

New Jersey averages about 34 hail reports a year since 2000, 37th of 52 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2012 (82). Per 10,000 square miles of land, New Jersey records 1569 hail reports since 1955, 22nd of 51 states and territories by that measure.

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1955, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.

Which counties in New Jersey have the most hail reports?

Per square mile, Bergen County leads New Jersey: 46 days with a hail report since 1955, 197.6 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Burlington County has the most hail records (150 since 1955); large counties collect more records simply by covering more ground, so the ranking counts days with a record per unit of area (a storm filed for several forecast zones adds several records but one day).

Bergen County 197.6 (82)
Union County 194.6 (26)
Camden County 185.2 (74)
Essex County 182.4 (33)
Mercer County 178.2 (63)
Passaic County 161.2 (34)
Middlesex County 145.5 (62)
Somerset County 119.3 (43)
Gloucester County 108.7 (52)
Morris County 108.5 (72)
Monmouth County 106.8 (78)
Burlington County 101.3 (150)

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, days with a record in the county since 1955 per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer); in brackets, the count of records.

When is hail season in New Jersey?

51% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in June and July. The busiest month is July (313 records).

The values, month by month

Jan 4 · Feb 14 · Mar 33 · Apr 98 · May 190 · Jun 272 · Jul 313 · Aug 127 · Sep 67 · Oct 16 · Nov 16 · Dec 4 (records).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1955.

The costliest hail reports in New Jersey

New Jersey: the most damaging storms since 1993, 2025 dollars
Date	Record	Character	Killed	Injured	Damage
2008-08-10	HailDeepwater, Salem County One storm episode: 5 records in 4 places; the totals are the episode's.	1.75 in hail	0	0	$23M

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.

Are hail reports becoming more frequent in New Jersey?

New Jersey's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.

Hail: New Jersey and the United States by decade (2020s to June 30, 2026)
Decade	New Jersey	United States	New Jersey's share
1955-59	2	2,477	0.08%
1960s	8	7,651	0.10%
1970s	19	11,007	0.17%
1980s	70	26,555	0.26%
1990s	162	75,581	0.21%
2000s	322	137,396	0.23%
2010s	332	107,281	0.31%
2020-26	239	56,491	0.42%

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

The most recent hail reports in New Jersey

The 12 most recent records, to June 30, 2026
Date	Record	Character	Damage
2026-06-22	HailStevens, Burlington County	1.50 in hail	–
2026-06-22	HailStevens, Burlington County	1.25 in hail	–
2025-09-06	HailWoods Tavern, Somerset County	0.88 in hail	–
2025-05-16	HailAvalon, Cape May County	1.75 in hail	–
2025-05-03	HailWest Freehold, Monmouth County	1.00 in hail	–
2025-04-04	HailCross Keys Airport, Gloucester County	1.00 in hail	–
2025-04-04	HailPaulsboro, Gloucester County	0.75 in hail	–
2025-04-04	HailBlackwood, Camden County	1.00 in hail	–
2025-04-04	HailChews, Camden County	1.00 in hail	–
2025-04-04	HailNational Park, Gloucester County	0.75 in hail	–
2022-05-20	HailIndian Mills, Burlington County	2.50 in hail	–
2022-05-20	HailIndian Mills, Burlington County	2.00 in hail	–

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.

Federal disaster declarations for hail reports in New Jersey

FEMA files hail and wind disasters under the incident type Severe Storm: 19 declarations in New Jersey, 19 of them major disasters; the latest on August 11, 2023.

The 12 most recent
Declared	Number	Title	Areas named
2023-08-11	DR-4725	Severe Storm and Flooding	1
2018-06-08	DR-4368	Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm	6
2016-03-14	DR-4264	Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm	17
2015-07-22	DR-4231	Severe Storm	4
2012-07-19	DR-4070	Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds	3
2011-11-30	DR-4048	Severe Storm	11
2011-10-14	DR-4039	Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee	5
2011-09-15	DR-4033	Severe Storms and Flooding	3
2010-04-02	DR-1897	Severe Storms and Flooding	16
2009-12-22	DR-1867	Severe Storms and Flooding Associated With Tropical Depression Ida and A Nor'eas	3
2007-04-26	DR-1694	Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding	15
2006-07-07	DR-1653	Severe Storms and Flooding	4

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.