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Hurricane history · New Jersey

Hurricanes near Spotswood, NJ

Hurricanes

2

None major

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

0

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Spotswood. That's a hurricane about once every 38 years. The most recent hurricane was Gloria in 1985. The strongest was Gloria in 1985, with winds near 92 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5855
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6351
2020Fay JulTropical storm526
2011Irene AugTropical storm6917
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5220
1999Floyd SepTropical storm6335
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6915
1985Gloria SepCategory 19248
1976Belle AugCategory 18153
1971Doria AugTropical storm6310
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6354
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6343
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5822
1955Diane AugTropical storm469
1952Able SepTropical storm5842

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s02
1960s03
1970s11
1980s10
1990s02
2000s01
2010s01
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 Spotswood 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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