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Hurricane history · New Jersey

Hurricanes near North Cape May, NJ

Hurricanes

3

None major

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of North Cape May. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was Irene in 2011. 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 storm5814
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6958
2020Fay JulTropical storm5830
2011Irene AugCategory 17519
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5225
2004Gaston AugTropical storm4055
2001Allison JunTropical storm4036
1999Floyd SepTropical storm6916
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6926
1992Danielle SepTropical storm4643
1985Gloria SepCategory 29838
1971Doria AugTropical storm699
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6319
1960Donna SepCategory 29852
1960Brenda JulTropical storm585

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s00
1960s12
1970s01
1980s10
1990s03
2000s03
2010s10
2020s03

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 North Cape May 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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