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Hurricane history · New Jersey

Hurricanes near Williamstown, NJ

Hurricanes

1

None major

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

0

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 1 hurricane and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Williamstown. That's a hurricane about once every 76 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 storm5842
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6938
2020Fay JulTropical storm5832
2011Irene AugTropical storm6934
2008Hanna SepTropical storm526
1999Floyd SepTropical storm6340
1996Bertha JulTropical storm699
1992Danielle SepTropical storm4050
1985Gloria SepCategory 19258
1971Doria AugTropical storm6918
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6340
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5823
1955Diane AugTropical storm4646

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s01
1960s02
1970s01
1980s10
1990s03
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 Williamstown 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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