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Highest risk cities in New Jersey

Highest tornado risk cities in New Jersey

Ranked city list for severe outbreak corridors. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Tornado score

20/100

Updated Fri, May 8, 6:32 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by tornado score.

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#1

Trenton, NJ

56 points above the state average

76/100

#2

Hackettstown, NJ

20 points above the state average

40/100

#3

Camden, NJ

16 points above the state average

36/100

#4

Madison, NJ

16 points above the state average

36/100

#5

Morristown, NJ

16 points above the state average

36/100

#6

Westfield, NJ

16 points above the state average

36/100

#7

Bayonne, NJ

8 points above the state average

28/100

#8

Budd Lake, NJ

8 points above the state average

28/100

#9

Dayton, NJ

8 points above the state average

28/100

#10

Elizabeth, NJ

8 points above the state average

28/100

#11

Flanders, NJ

8 points above the state average

28/100

#12

Monmouth Junction, NJ

8 points above the state average

28/100

#13

Princeton Meadows, NJ

8 points above the state average

28/100

#14

Bergenfield, NJ

4 points above the state average

24/100

#15

Closter, NJ

4 points above the state average

24/100

#16

Cresskill, NJ

4 points above the state average

24/100

#17

Dumont, NJ

4 points above the state average

24/100

#18

Maywood, NJ

4 points above the state average

24/100

#19

New Milford, NJ

4 points above the state average

24/100

#20

Northfield, NJ

4 points above the state average

24/100

#21

Oradell, NJ

4 points above the state average

24/100

#22

Paramus, NJ

4 points above the state average

24/100

#23

Pleasantville, NJ

4 points above the state average

24/100

#24

River Edge, NJ

4 points above the state average

24/100

#25

Tenafly, NJ

4 points above the state average

24/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.