Where tornadoes hit in NJ?

Answer 1

While it is highly unlikely that such an event will occur, it is probably possible. Violent tornadoes have ocurred along the East Coast before, and there has been no extensive attempt to rate tornadoes that ocurred before 1880, so we have a limited perspective of extreme events where they might only occur once every few hundred years.

Answer 2

Tornadoes can hit anywhere in New Jersey. There number of reports appears to be a bit higher along the coast and lower in the south central part of the state, but this is likely a result of differences in population density, as weak (F0 and F1) tornadoes, which account for most tornadoes, are sometimes missed in less densely populated areas.

Answer 3

No. So far this year no tornadoes have been confirmed in New Jersey.

The last confirmed tornado in New Jersey was an EF1 on September 16, 2010.

Answer 4

Yes. New Jersey averages about 2 tornadoes per year. The tornadoes in New Jersey are usually weak. Few qualify as significant and none on record have been stronger than F3.