Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 1, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Essex County, New Jersey? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 63 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 43 high-wind reports with gusts up to 70 mph, plus 20 hail reports with hail up to 0.25". The most recent recorded storm activity was on Sep 26, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Essex County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and southeast New York. WHEN...Until noon EDT Sunday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and southeast New York. WHEN...Until noon EDT Sunday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut and southeast New York. WHEN...From 2 PM Friday to 6 AM EDT Sunday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut and southeast New York. WHEN...From 2 PM Friday to 6 AM EDT Sunday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 558 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Newark, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 535 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Green Pond, or near West Milford, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 8 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 357 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Bayonne, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 315 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Kearny, or over Lyndhurst, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Lyndhurst and Rutherford around 320 PM EDT.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 452 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near West Milford to Belle Mead. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 452 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near West Milford to Belle Mead. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Wires down on Harrison Ave. Road closed between Virginia Ave and Franklin. (OKX)”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 316 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Florham Park, or near Millburn, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 316 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Florham Park, or near Millburn, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 527 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Clark, or near Plainfield, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 527 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Clark, or near Plainfield, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1118 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Clark, or near Linden, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to sensitive outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Elizabeth and Linden around 1125 AM EDT. Port Richmond around 1130 AM EDT. Bayonne around 1135 AM EDT. Tompkinsville around 1140 AM EDT.”
3 SPC verified storm reports · 4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 734 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bloomfield, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 734 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bloomfield, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 614 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Fairfield, or near Wayne, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Wayne around 620 PM. Paterson and Passaic around 625 PM.”
“At 614 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Fairfield, or near Wayne, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Wayne around 620 PM. Paterson and Passaic around 625 PM.”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 137 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Union to near Edison. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 137 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Union to near Edison. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Trees and Wires down at Millbrook Ct and West Northfield ave. (OKX)”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Wind gusts will gradually subside to 35 mph through the morning. WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and southeast New York. WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. A few additional tree limbs could be blown down.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, decreasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph by daybreak. WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and southeast New York. WHEN...Until 4 AM EDT early this morning. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. A few additional tree limbs could be blown down.”
11 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph, shifting west late tonight. Isolated gusts to 60 mph possible. WHERE...In Connecticut, Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, and Northern New London Counties. In New Jersey, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Union, and Hudson Counties. In New York, New York (Manhattan) and Richmond (Staten Island) Counties.”
“At 1055 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a narrow line of showers with strong gusty winds along a line extending from east of Mount Pocono PA to near Pennsville in southern NJ. Individual cells within the line were moving northeast at 60 mph. Movement of the line was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. Isolated gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and southeast New York. WHEN...From 2 PM Monday to 4 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“Bands of Heavy Snow Across the Area this Morning Several bands of very heavy snow will likely persist through mid- morning across the area with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour, possibly locally higher. This combined with northerly wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph will produce blizzard conditions, making travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening.”
“Bands of Heavy Snow Across the Area this Morning Several bands of very heavy snow will likely persist through mid- morning across the area with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour, possibly locally higher. This combined with northerly wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph will produce blizzard conditions, making travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening.”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“Measured by hand held anemometer. Some damage to shingles on roof. (OKX)”
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Isolated wind gusts of 60 mph are possible through early this evening. WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and southeast New York. WHEN...Until midnight EST tonight. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph. Localized higher gusts up to 60 mph possible. For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation. WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and southeast New York. WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 8 AM EST this morning.”
“WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph. Localized higher gusts up to 60 mph possible. For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation. WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and southeast New York. WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 8 AM EST this morning.”
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 26, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 63 severe weather events in Essex County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 20 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.25" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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