Wind events in Middlesex County, New Jersey The wind events on record, by date and by year

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NCEI has 418 wind events on record for Middlesex County, New Jersey, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest wind event on record is on 20 May 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 155 wind events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.

Newest wind events on record

May 20 2026

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, measured gust)

1 mile S of HOPELAWN

Thunderstorm Wind63 mph (55 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile ENE of EDISON

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of MIDDLESEX

Mar 16 2026

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of EDISON

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of CAMP KILMER

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SW of JAMESBURG

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SW of CRANBURY

Sep 6 2025

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of PARLIN

Thunderstorm Wind63 mph (55 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NW of KEASBEY

Thunderstorm Wind63 mph (55 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles W of NORTH BRUNSWICK

Jul 3 2025

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of COLONIA

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of COLONIA

Thunderstorm Wind62 mph (54 knots, measured gust)

1 mile NNW of ISELIN

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of POTTER

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of POTTER

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SW of OAK TREE

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NW of KEASBEY

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of POTTER

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At SOUTH PLAINFIELD

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of POTTER

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NNE of MIDDLESEX

Jun 30 2025

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles W of MIDDLESEX

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NNE of PLAINSBORO

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of PLAINSBORO

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles NW of PLAINSBORO

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Wind speed is in miles per hour, with the knots that NCEI gives.

Wind events by year

Wind events on record for Middlesex County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
1960s	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
1970s	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5
1980s	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	8
1990s	4	5	9	1	3	3	11	10	9	8	63
2000s	12	5	10	13	11	7	15	13	14	13	113
2010s	17	7	21	5	6	7	10	12	6	29	120
2020s	39	18	2	5	11	23	7 (part of the year)				105

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Thunderstorm wind events are on record from 1955. High wind and strong wind events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan27 events
Feb32 events
Mar32 events
Apr23 events
May26 events
Jun48 events
Jul115 events
Aug35 events
Sep25 events
Oct14 events
Nov17 events
Dec24 events

Magnitudes on record

Wind events on record for Middlesex County by wind speed
Wind speed	Level	Events
under 58 mph	below severe threshold	289
58 to 73 mph	severe	86
74 to 95 mph	hurricane-force	6
96 mph and over	extreme	0

Magnitude for wind speeds (e.g., 81 kts, where 1 kt = 1.152 mph) can be estimated by damage caused or measured by official NWS-approved calibrated anemometers. Common measurement types include Measured Gust (MG), Measured Sustained (MS), Estimated Gust (EG), or Estimated Sustained (ES).

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The table has the events with a speed in the record. NCEI gives the speed in knots; 1 knot is 1.151 miles per hour.

Beside the other counties

Wind events on record: Middlesex County beside the total of the counties of New Jersey and of the United States
Measure	Middlesex	All counties of New Jersey	All counties of the United States
Wind events, 1955 to 2026	418	7,649	637,939
Events for each 100 square miles	135.2	104.0	18.1
Events for each 10,000 residents	4.9	8.3	19.2

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More wind events on record

Wind events on record for Middlesex County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
19 Jun 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jun 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jun 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jun 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Aug 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jul 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
14 Jul 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
14 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jun 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
1 Apr 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
1 Jun 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jan 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	66 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Sep 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Sep 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Sep 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Sep 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Sep 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Sep 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jul 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jul 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jul 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Jun 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
4 Jun 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
26 May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
26 May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
26 May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Mar 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Mar 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Mar 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Mar 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Dec 2020	High Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
15 Nov 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Nov 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Aug 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Aug 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Aug 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
31 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	67 mph	none	0	0	County
31 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
31 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jun 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jun 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jun 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jun 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Apr 2020	High Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
9 Apr 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Apr 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Apr 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Feb 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
31 Oct 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Aug 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Aug 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Aug 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Aug 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Aug 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Aug 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
2 Mar 2018	High Wind	64 mph	none	0	1	Forecast zone
20 Jul 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	49 mph	none	0	2	County
22 Apr 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	County
17 Mar 2015	Strong Wind	49 mph	$3 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
15 Feb 2015	Strong Wind	46 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
2 Feb 2015	Strong Wind	46 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
4 Jan 2015	Strong Wind	48 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
8 Jul 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	$10 thousand	0	0	County
8 Jul 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	County
12 Mar 2014	Strong Wind	46 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
6 Mar 2013	Strong Wind	53 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
31 Jan 2013	High Wind	58 mph	$25 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
30 Dec 2012	Strong Wind	46 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
26 Dec 2012	Strong Wind	46 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
29 Oct 2012	High Wind	70 mph	$129 million	6	0	Forecast zone
18 Sep 2012	Strong Wind	46 mph	$20 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
28 Jul 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	$25 thousand	0	0	County
15 Jul 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	County
24 Feb 2012	Strong Wind	51 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
16 Apr 2011	Strong Wind	46 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2011	Strong Wind	49 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
19 Feb 2011	High Wind	58 mph	$50 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
26 Dec 2010	Strong Wind	49 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
16 Sep 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	$50 thousand	0	1	County
8 May 2010	Strong Wind	46 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
13 Mar 2010	High Wind	62 mph	$500 thousand	0	3	Forecast zone
2 Jan 2010	Strong Wind	46 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
7 Oct 2009	Strong Wind	46 mph	$20 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
3 Apr 2009	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2009	Strong Wind	46 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
22 Feb 2009	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
19 Feb 2009	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2009	Strong Wind	49 mph	$25 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
31 Dec 2008	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
30 Dec 2008	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
28 Oct 2008	Strong Wind	46 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
29 Jun 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$100 thousand	0	0	County
20 Mar 2008	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
8 Mar 2008	Strong Wind	56 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
10 Feb 2008	Strong Wind	46 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
30 Jan 2008	Strong Wind	46 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
9 Jan 2008	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
16 Dec 2007	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
3 Dec 2007	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
16 Apr 2007	Strong Wind	46 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
5 Mar 2007	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
14 Feb 2007	Strong Wind	46 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
20 Jan 2007	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2006	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
16 Nov 2006	Strong Wind	46 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
29 Oct 2006	Strong Wind	46 mph	$10 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
20 Oct 2006	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
15 Mar 2006	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
14 Mar 2006	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
24 Feb 2006	Strong Wind	46 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
17 Feb 2006	Strong Wind	46 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2006	High Wind	58 mph	$500 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2006	Strong Wind	46 mph	$10 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
14 Jan 2006	Strong Wind	46 mph	$10 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
22 Nov 2005	Strong Wind	52 mph	$10 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
10 Nov 2005	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
16 Oct 2005	Strong Wind	40 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
2 Apr 2005	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
8 Mar 2005	Strong Wind	48 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
23 Dec 2004	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
19 Dec 2004	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2004	High Wind	58 mph	$50 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
28 Nov 2004	Strong Wind	46 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
5 Nov 2004	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
4 Apr 2004	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
29 Nov 2003	Strong Wind	46 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
13 Nov 2003	High Wind	58 mph	$50 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
15 Oct 2003	Strong Wind	46 mph	$10 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
18 Sep 2003	High Wind	58 mph	$100 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
16 May 2003	Strong Wind	40 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
12 Dec 2000	High Wind	58 mph	$250 thousand	0	1	Forecast zone
18 May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	$1.0 million	0	0	County
7 Sep 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	$1.9 million	0	1	County
6 May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	not recorded	none	0	1	County

The site keeps 199 of the 418 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Philadelphia/Mt Holly (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Wind events on record for Middlesex County, New Jersey". https://countyhazards.com/county/nj/middlesex/wind/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most wind events on record for Middlesex County?: July has 115 of the 418 wind events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many wind events are on record for New Jersey?: NCEI has 9,644 wind events on record for New Jersey from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Middlesex County compare with the other counties of New Jersey?: The counties of New Jersey have 104.0 wind events for each 100 square miles. Middlesex County has 135.2.
How fast is the wind on record for Middlesex County?: 92 wind events have a speed of 58 mph or more. 6 events have a speed of 74 mph or more.