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New Jersey’s Hidden Tornado History | Jersey News
New Jersey’s recent twisters, including confirmed touchdowns in Parsippany-Troy Hills and Stanhope, reignite memories of the state’s deadliest tornado—June 19, 1835, in New Brunswick, which killed five and sent debris to Manhattan. Since 1950, the strongest tornadoes have been F3/EF3s: two hit Morris County in 1973, injuring 12; another in 1990 destroyed homes in Montgomery Township; and in 2021, Hurricane Ida’s remnants spawned an EF3 in Gloucester County that injured two. Most northeastern tornadoes remain weak (F0/F1), rarely causing injuries since 1950. While reports are rising, experts…
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