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Hurricane history · New Jersey

Hurricanes near Union Beach, NJ

Hurricanes

3

None major

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

0

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Union Beach. 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 storm5848
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6358
2020Fay JulTropical storm466
2011Irene AugTropical storm696
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5212
1999Floyd SepTropical storm6328
1996Bertha JulTropical storm697
1985Gloria SepCategory 19238
1976Belle AugCategory 18142
1971Doria AugTropical storm636
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6343
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6334
1960Donna SepCategory 29852
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5818
1955Diane AugTropical storm467
1952Able SepTropical storm5848

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s02
1960s13
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 Union Beach 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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