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Hurricane history · New Jersey

Hurricanes near Westwood, NJ

Hurricanes

2

None major

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

0

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Westwood. 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 86 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6348
2020Fay JulTropical storm4012
2011Irene AugTropical storm6311
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5235
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5839
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6923
1985Gloria SepCategory 18644
1976Belle AugCategory 17543
1971Doria AugTropical storm6315
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6344
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6348
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5832
1955Diane AugTropical storm4629
1952Able SepTropical storm5824

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s02
1960s03
1970s11
1980s10
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 Westwood 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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