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New Jersey, 2003

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

911events recorded1,047 in 2002

6deaths recorded36 injuries

$41Mproperty damage (estimates)

2disaster declarations727 NFIP claims, $3.4M paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Wind293

Winter237

Tropical112

Flood81

Other61

Hail31

Heat27

Cold21

Fog21

Lightning20

Tornado7

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2003 was 911 against 1,047 in 2002.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 2003
Somerset County	51
Camden County	47
Sussex County	46
Gloucester County	45
Mercer County	44
Morris County	43
Middlesex County	42
Cumberland County	39
Hunterdon County	39
Warren County	38
Salem County	37
Burlington County	25
Monmouth County	17
Ocean County	16
Union County	16
Bergen County	14
Essex County	14
Cape May County	11
Hudson County	10
Passaic County	9
Atlantic County	8

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
10 Aug 2003	Sussex	Heavy Rain	—	—	2	—
16 Feb 2003	Middlesex	Heavy Snow	—	$1,000,000	1	8
18 Sep 2003	Warren	High Wind	58 mph	$100,000	1	—
14 Jan 2003	Middlesex	Cold/Wind Chill	—	—	1	—
27 Oct 2003	Burlington	Tornado	F0	—	1	—
14 Jan 2003	Forecast zone	Cold/Wind Chill	—	—	—	6
13 Nov 2003	Somerset	High Wind	63 mph	$300,000	—	4
18 Sep 2003	Bergen	Strong Wind	46 mph	—	—	3
14 Jun 2003	Mercer	Lightning	—	—	—	2
16 Feb 2003	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	$2,000,000	—	1
16 Feb 2003	Gloucester	Winter Storm	—	$1,000,000	—	1
15 Oct 2003	Mercer	Strong Wind	46 mph	$100,000	—	1
13 Nov 2003	Warren	High Wind	58 mph	$50,000	—	1
28 May 2003	Warren	Lightning	—	$10,000	—	1
13 Nov 2003	Essex	High Wind	58 mph	—	—	1
20 Nov 2003	Mercer	Strong Wind	46 mph	—	—	1
4 Aug 2003	Warren	Flash Flood	—	—	—	1
16 Aug 2003	Ocean	Lightning	—	—	—	1
14 Jan 2003	Gloucester	Cold/Wind Chill	—	—	—	1
15 Oct 2003	Union	High Wind	40 mph	—	—	1
30 Aug 2003	Cape May	Lightning	—	—	—	1
30 Aug 2003	Camden	Lightning	—	—	—	1
16 Feb 2003	Cumberland	Winter Storm	—	$2,000,000	—	—
22 Jul 2003	Somerset	Thunderstorm Wind	79 mph	$1,500,000	—	—
23 Sep 2003	Burlington	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$1,500,000	—	—
22 Jul 2003	Morris	Thunderstorm Wind	79 mph	$1,000,000	—	—
17 Feb 2003	Forecast zone	Storm Surge/Tide	—	$1,000,000	—	—
17 Feb 2003	Forecast zone	Storm Surge/Tide	—	$1,000,000	—	—
17 Feb 2003	Forecast zone	Storm Surge/Tide	—	$1,000,000	—	—
17 Feb 2003	Forecast zone	Storm Surge/Tide	—	$1,000,000	—	—
16 Feb 2003	Hunterdon	Heavy Snow	—	$1,000,000	—	—
16 Feb 2003	Mercer	Heavy Snow	—	$1,000,000	—	—
16 Feb 2003	Morris	Heavy Snow	—	$1,000,000	—	—
16 Feb 2003	Somerset	Heavy Snow	—	$1,000,000	—	—
16 Feb 2003	Sussex	Heavy Snow	—	$1,000,000	—	—
16 Feb 2003	Warren	Heavy Snow	—	$1,000,000	—	—
16 Feb 2003	Camden	Winter Storm	—	$1,000,000	—	—
22 Feb 2003	Burlington	Heavy Rain	—	$1,000,000	—	—
16 Feb 2003	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	$1,000,000	—	—
16 Feb 2003	Salem	Winter Storm	—	$1,000,000	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 2003

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
23 Sep 2003	EM-3188	Emergency	Other	Power Outage	5
20 Mar 2003	EM-3181	Emergency	Snowstorm	Snow	21

Flood insurance claims with a 2003 date of loss

727 NFIP claims, 366 of them paid, for $3,405,697.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.