How often do severe storms hit Gloucester County, NJ?
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 153 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 hail reports and 5 tornadoes in Gloucester County from January 2015 to June 2026. The largest hail reported was 1.25 inches, and the strongest tornado was an EF3 near Harrisonville on September 1, 2021.
Tornadoes on record since 2015
- June 13, 2019: EF0, near Jefferson
- June 13, 2019: EF1, near New Sharon
- September 1, 2021: EF3, near Harrisonville
- August 10, 2023: EF1, near Clarksboro
- May 16, 2025: EF1, near Star Cross
Reports by town
The table places each Gloucester County report in the municipality, or for Sewell, Mullica Hill and Williamstown the ZIP code, where NOAA recorded it, using the Census Bureau's geocoder on the report's coordinates. ZIP code areas overlap the townships around them, so rows do not add up to the county total.
| Area | Thunderstorm wind | Hail | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP code 08080 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Washington Township | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Glassboro | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| ZIP code 08062 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| ZIP code 08094 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| Deptford Township | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Woodbury | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitman | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mantua Township | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| West Deptford Township | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Wenonah | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What the counts include
These are NOAA's county-based event reports of type Thunderstorm Wind, Hail and Tornado for Gloucester County, from January 1, 2015 through June 22, 2026, the latest report in NOAA's published files when this page was built. Each entry is a report logged by NOAA, not a count of damaged homes.
Sources
Last updated 2026-09-29.