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New Jersey, 2005

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

913events recorded734 in 2004

7deaths recorded4 injuries

$101Mproperty damage (estimates)

2disaster declarations3,647 NFIP claims, $60M 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

Winter279

Wind219

Tropical93

Flood87

Heat74

Cold63

Other39

Lightning22

Drought21

Hail11

Wildfire5

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2005 was 913 against 734 in 2004.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 2005
Sussex County	50
Camden County	48
Morris County	45
Gloucester County	43
Warren County	43
Salem County	42
Somerset County	42
Mercer County	39
Hunterdon County	35
Middlesex County	35
Cumberland County	33
Burlington County	29
Bergen County	26
Essex County	16
Hudson County	13
Ocean County	13
Union County	12
Passaic County	11
Monmouth County	10
Atlantic County	5
Cape May County	3

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
28 Jan 2005	Morris	Cold/Wind Chill	—	—	2	—
28 Jan 2005	Sussex	Cold/Wind Chill	—	—	2	—
18 Jul 2005	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	2	—
16 Oct 2005	Morris	Strong Wind	40 mph	$100,000	1	—
2 Apr 2005	Hunterdon	Flood	—	$30,000,000	—	—
17 Jul 2005	Middlesex	Flash Flood	—	$10,300,000	—	—
6 Jun 2005	Warren	Lightning	—	—	—	1
14 Aug 2005	Sussex	Lightning	—	—	—	1
14 Aug 2005	Bergen	Lightning	—	—	—	1
14 Aug 2005	Essex	Lightning	—	—	—	1
14 Oct 2005	Monmouth	Flash Flood	—	$6,000,000	—	—
2 Apr 2005	Mercer	Flood	—	$5,000,000	—	—
2 Apr 2005	Bergen	Flood	—	$3,000,000	—	—
2 Apr 2005	Warren	Flood	—	$2,500,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	$2,200,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Middlesex	Heavy Snow	—	$2,000,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Somerset	Heavy Snow	—	$2,000,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Forecast zone	Heavy Snow	—	$2,000,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Camden	Winter Storm	—	$2,000,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Cumberland	Winter Storm	—	$2,000,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Gloucester	Winter Storm	—	$2,000,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	$2,000,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Salem	Winter Storm	—	$2,000,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	$2,000,000	—	—
2 Apr 2005	Forecast zone	Flood	—	$2,000,000	—	—
2 Apr 2005	Essex	Flood	—	$2,000,000	—	—
2 Apr 2005	Union	Flood	—	$2,000,000	—	—
2 Apr 2005	Forecast zone	Flood	—	$2,000,000	—	—
13 Oct 2005	Forecast zone	Flood	—	$2,000,000	—	—
13 Oct 2005	Forecast zone	Flood	—	$2,000,000	—	—
2 Apr 2005	Sussex	Flood	—	$1,100,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Forecast zone	Heavy Snow	—	$1,000,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Mercer	Heavy Snow	—	$1,000,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Morris	Heavy Snow	—	$1,000,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Sussex	Heavy Snow	—	$1,000,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Warren	Heavy Snow	—	$1,000,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	$1,000,000	—	—
22 Jan 2005	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	$1,000,000	—	—
2 Apr 2005	Hudson	Flood	—	$1,000,000	—	—
1 Apr 2005	Morris	Flood	—	$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 2005

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
19 Sep 2005	EM-3257	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	21
19 Apr 2005	DR-1588	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding	9

Flood insurance claims with a 2005 date of loss

3,647 NFIP claims, 3,077 of them paid, for $59,784,788.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.