Hail and tornadoes in Ocean County, NJ

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Ocean County, NJ on 20 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Thu, Jul 16, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 7 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

2+ in

Thu, Jul 16, 2026

Largest reported

1.25 in

Thu, Jul 16, 2026

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 66 hail reports in Ocean County, NJ on 36 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Pleasant Plains, on Tue, May 28, 2019.

By decade: 2000s: 9 · 2010s: 31 · 2020s: 26

Tornadoes since 1950

10 tornadoes have touched Ocean County, NJ since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 8.

Strongest

Sat, Apr 1, 2023 · EF2 · 1.4 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Hyson
Sat, Apr 1, 2023 · EF2 · 2.1 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Holmeson
Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF2 · 4.2 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Barnegat · 8 injuries
Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF1 · 6.31 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Cedar Bridge
Tue, Aug 4, 2020 · EF1 · 3.32 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Brant Beach

Most recent

Sat, Apr 1, 2023 · EF2 · 1.4 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Hyson
Sat, Apr 1, 2023 · EF2 · 2.1 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Holmeson
Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF2 · 4.2 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Barnegat · 8 injuries
Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF1 · 6.31 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Cedar Bridge
Thu, Jul 29, 2021 · EF0 · 0.76 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Archers Corner
Fri, Jul 9, 2021 · EF0 · 0.27 mi long, 110 yd wide · near Tuckerton
Tue, Aug 4, 2020 · EF1 · 3.32 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Brant Beach
Tue, Apr 21, 2020 · EF0 · 0.41 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Chadwick
Tue, Aug 13, 2013 · EF0 · 3.16 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Cedar Run
Thu, Sep 16, 2010 · EF1 · 2.23 mi long, 250 yd wide · near New Egypt

By decade: 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 8

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Mon, Jul 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 16, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (1 S Warren Grove, NJ)
- 1 in (1 WNW Manahawkin, NJ)
- 1 in (Manahawkin, NJ)
- 1 in (1 SE Stafford Twp., NJ)
Mon, Jun 22, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 6, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 22, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Apr 3, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Forked River, NJ)
- 1 in (Jackson, NJ)
Fri, Sep 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Apr 1, 2023
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 WSW LAKEWOOD TWP, NJ)
Tue, Feb 21, 2023
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 NNE TOMS RIVER, NJ)
Fri, Aug 5, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 2, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Sep 1, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 21, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (OCEAN ACRES, NJ)
- 1.25 in (MANAHAWKIN, NJ)
- 1 in (LAKEHURST, NJ)
Mon, Jul 12, 2021
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 N OCEAN GATE, NJ)
Tue, Jul 6, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 1, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Apr 21, 2021
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 NW BERKELEY TWP, NJ)

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Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.