NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
NJ EVENT-TYPE FILE2016—2025

NEW JERSEY

Lightning reports

NOAA recorded 71 county-coded Lightning reports across 18 New Jersey reporting areas from 2016 through 2025, including 30 reported injuries and 5 reported fatalities in the official archive.

Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026

Reports71county-coded rows
County areas18represented
Injuries30direct + indirect
Fatalities5direct + indirect
01 / ANNUAL TRACE

New Jersey Lightning reports by year

NOAA recorded 71 New Jersey Lightning reports across the complete 2016–2025 period.

20167
201713
20189
201911
20205
20216
20223
20236
20243
20258
03 / COUNTY BREAKDOWN

Local New Jersey Lightning analyses

The directory lists 18 New Jersey reporting areas represented in this statewide Lightning record.

All New Jersey records →
Bergen13 reportsExplore →Ocean12 reportsExplore →Morris7 reportsExplore →Burlington6 reportsExplore →Union6 reportsExplore →
READING THE RECORD

History is evidence—not a forecast.

A NOAA record count describes reports entered for a place and period. It does not estimate the chance, severity, or location of a future event. For active hazards, use your local National Weather Service office and official alerts.