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Hurricane history · New Jersey

Hurricanes near Cape May Court House, NJ

Hurricanes

5

None major

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Cape May Court House. That's a hurricane about once every 15 years. The most recent hurricane was Sandy in 2012. The strongest was Gloria in 1985, 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 storm587
2020Fay JulTropical storm5823
2012Sandy OctCategory 18630
2011Irene AugCategory 17514
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5226
2004Gaston AugTropical storm4057
2001Allison JunTropical storm4037
1999Floyd SepTropical storm6916
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6928
1992Danielle SepTropical storm4651
1985Gloria SepCategory 29835
1985Henri SepTropical storm4057
1976Belle AugCategory 19258
1971Doria AugTropical storm697
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6312
1960Donna SepCategory 29849
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5813

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s00
1960s12
1970s11
1980s11
1990s03
2000s03
2010s20
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 Cape May Court House 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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