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Hurricane history · New Jersey

Hurricanes near Sea Isle City, NJ

Hurricanes

5

None major

Tropical storms

14

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Sea Isle City. 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 storm588
2020Fay JulTropical storm5816
2012Sandy OctCategory 18622
2011Irene AugCategory 17511
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5230
2004Gaston AugTropical storm4057
2001Allison JunTropical storm4036
1999Floyd SepTropical storm6919
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6933
1992Danielle SepTropical storm4658
1985Gloria SepCategory 29832
1985Henri SepTropical storm4052
1976Belle AugCategory 19254
1971Doria AugTropical storm6913
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm5255
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm637
1960Donna SepCategory 29847
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5812
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5260

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s01
1960s13
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 Sea Isle City 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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