Tornado History

Union Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Union, New Jersey. The records below identify 13 tornadoes from 1952 through 2019, including a highest listed rating of F1 (Moderate damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $4.7M, with 0 deaths and 3 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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13recorded tornadoes
F1 (Moderate damage)highest rating
$4.7Mminimum property damage
August 7, 2019latest tornado
6 milongest listed path
100 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F1 September 7, 19981998F1 April 5, 19521952F1 June 29, 19731973F1 October 5, 19851985F1 July 26, 19871987F0 October 18, 19901990F0 September 7, 19981998EF0 August 7, 20192019EF0 July 1, 20132013F0 July 14, 19871987F0 May 23, 19881988F0 November 16, 19891989F0 July 15, 19921992© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F1 (Moderate damage)5
  • F0 (Light damage)6
  • EF0 (Light damage)2

Most Active Years

  • 19872
  • 19982
  • 19521
  • 19731
  • 19851
  • 19881
  • 19891
  • 19901

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
September 7, 1998F1Union, New Jersey0.2 mi50 yd00$550K
April 5, 1952F1Union, New Jersey0.2 mi33 yd00$2K
June 29, 1973F1Union, New Jersey0.5 mi23 yd00$2K
October 5, 1985F1Union, New Jersey6 mi77 yd00N/A
July 26, 1987F1Union, New Jersey0.5 mi23 yd00N/A
October 18, 1990F0Union, New Jersey0.5 mi50 yd03$2.5M
September 7, 1998F0Union, New Jersey0.2 mi30 yd00$1.5M
August 7, 2019EF0Union, New Jersey0.1 mi100 yd00$117K
July 1, 2013EF0Union, New Jersey4.77 mi50 yd00$20K
July 14, 1987F0Union, New Jersey0.1 mi7 yd00N/A
May 23, 1988F0Union, New Jersey0.2 mi10 yd00N/A
November 16, 1989F0Union, New Jersey1 mi13 yd00N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.