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Hurricane history · New Jersey

Hurricanes near Beach Haven West, NJ

Hurricanes

3

None major

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Beach Haven West. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was Gloria in 1985. The strongest was Donna in 1960, with winds near 98 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5818
2020Fay JulTropical storm587
2011Irene AugTropical storm694
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5227
2001Allison JunTropical storm4648
1999Floyd SepTropical storm638
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6932
1985Gloria SepCategory 19221
1985Henri SepTropical storm4040
1976Belle AugCategory 18635
1971Doria AugTropical storm6922
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm5837
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6312
1960Donna SepCategory 29837
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5816
1955Diane AugTropical storm4659

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s01
1960s13
1970s11
1980s11
1990s02
2000s02
2010s01
2020s02

From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), Atlantic and eastern Pacific, through 2025. A storm counts when its center came within 60 miles of the middle of Beach Haven West at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.

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