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Hurricane history · New Jersey

Hurricanes near West Long Branch, 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 West Long Branch. 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 storm5835
2020Fay JulTropical storm5216
2011Irene AugTropical storm694
2008Hanna SepTropical storm522
1999Floyd SepTropical storm6314
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6916
1985Gloria SepCategory 19228
1985Henri SepTropical storm4048
1976Belle AugCategory 18633
1971Doria AugTropical storm6311
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6335
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6325
1960Donna SepCategory 29840
1960Brenda JulTropical storm586
1955Diane AugTropical storm4619

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s01
1960s13
1970s11
1980s11
1990s02
2000s01
2010s01
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 West Long Branch 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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