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Storm events on record through

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

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search.

NCEI has 444 wind events on record for Somerset County, New Jersey, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest wind event on record is on 6 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 179 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 .

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

Newest wind events on record

Thunderstorm Wind63 mph (55 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of RARITAN

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile ENE of MINE BROOK

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of CLYDE

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NW of BELLE MEAD

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of FLAGTOWN

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles E of BLAWENBURG

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SW of BELLE MEAD

Thunderstorm Wind63 mph (55 knots, estimated gust)

The site does not show the place text of this record

Thunderstorm Wind63 mph (55 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of CLYDE

Thunderstorm Wind63 mph (55 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of EAST MILLSTONE

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

The site does not show the place text of this record

Thunderstorm Wind63 mph (55 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SW of BELLE MEAD

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile WSW of BRANCHBURG PARK

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At BEDMINSTER

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SW of BELLE MEAD

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles E of GREEN BROOK

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of BOUND BROOK

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SW of BELLE MEAD

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

The site does not show the place text of this record

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles ENE of WATCHUNG

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles E of GREEN BROOK

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of GREEN BROOK

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SSW of GREEN BROOK

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles E of GREEN BROOK

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of LIBERTY CORNER

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 Somerset County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade0123456789All
1950s00000000000
1960s00000000000
1970s00000010102
1980s00000102036
1990s4870231498863
2000s105131415917151311122
2010s111116168380741121
2020s232442023297130

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

  1. Jan24
  2. Feb32
  3. Mar36
  4. Apr25
  5. May32
  6. Jun58
  7. Jul117
  8. Aug43
  9. Sep18
  10. Oct19
  11. Nov20
  12. Dec20

Magnitudes on record

Wind events on record for Somerset County by wind speed
Wind speedLevelEvents
under 58 mphbelow severe threshold317
58 to 73 mphsevere79
74 to 95 mphhurricane-force5
96 mph and overextreme0

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 .

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: Somerset County beside the total of the counties of New Jersey and of the United States
MeasureSomersetAll counties of New JerseyAll counties of the United States
Wind events, 1955 to 20264447,649637,939
Events for each 100 square miles147.1104.018.1
Events for each 10,000 residents12.88.319.2

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 Somerset County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
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Strong Wind47 mph$5 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$5 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind64 mph$50 thousand00County
Strong Wind46 mph$2 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind47 mph$5 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$2 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$2 thousand00Forecast zone
High Wind61 mph$20 million00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$10 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind64 mph$5 thousand00County
Strong Wind46 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
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Strong Wind46 mph$5 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind54 mph$5 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
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Strong Wind46 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$10 thousand00County
Strong Wind46 mph$5 thousand00Forecast zone
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Strong Wind46 mph$2 thousand00Forecast zone
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Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$500 thousand00County
Strong Wind46 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
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Strong Wind51 mph$100 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$5 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind64 mph$100 thousand00County
Strong Wind46 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind49 mph$5 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind54 mph$2 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$2 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind47 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$25 thousand00County
Strong Wind46 mph$10 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind49 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$5 thousand00Forecast zone
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Strong Wind46 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind49 mph$10 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$2 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
High Wind63 mph$300 thousand04Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mph$8 thousand00Forecast zone
High Wind58 mph$100 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind79 mph$1.5 million00County
High Wind58 mph$75 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$2.7 million01County
Thunderstorm Windnot recordednone01County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone02County
Thunderstorm Windnot recordednone03County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$100 thousand00County

The site keeps 200 of the 444 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

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Cite this page

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

Questions

Which month has the most wind events on record for Somerset County?
July has 117 of the 444 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 Somerset County compare with the other counties of New Jersey?
The counties of New Jersey have 104.0 wind events for each 100 square miles. Somerset County has 147.1.
How fast is the wind on record for Somerset County?
84 wind events have a speed of 58 mph or more. 5 events have a speed of 74 mph or more.