Storms in New Jersey on May 15, 2018

35 published severe reports across New Jersey on May 15, 2018.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 1. Wind reports: 34. Tornado reports: 0.

The table and map show 35 of 35 reports.

Time	What	Size or Speed	Where	Details
May 15, 2018, 4:42 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	PINECREST LAKE	Record May 15, 2018, 4:42 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, PINECREST LAKE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783513.
May 15, 2018, 4:44 PM EDT	Wind	66 mph	CALDWELL	Record May 15, 2018, 4:44 PM EDT. Wind, 66 mph, CALDWELL. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:02bd697bc938e5e7b06c408355957e2dd1703ffba904730a67315e50e7e17e41.
May 15, 2018, 4:44 PM EDT	Wind	66 mph	GARFIELD	Record May 15, 2018, 4:44 PM EDT. Wind, 66 mph, GARFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783516.
May 15, 2018, 4:45 PM EDT	Wind	70 mph	MONTVALE	Record May 15, 2018, 4:45 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, MONTVALE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783512.
May 15, 2018, 4:45 PM EDT	Wind	70 mph	CALDWELL	Record May 15, 2018, 4:45 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, CALDWELL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783514.
May 15, 2018, 4:49 PM EDT	Wind	70 mph	OAKLAND	Record May 15, 2018, 4:49 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, OAKLAND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783515.
May 15, 2018, 4:50 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	OAKLAND	Record May 15, 2018, 4:50 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, OAKLAND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783521.
May 15, 2018, 4:52 PM EDT	Wind	70 mph	WEST ORANGE	Record May 15, 2018, 4:52 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, WEST ORANGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783517.
May 15, 2018, 4:53 PM EDT	Wind	70 mph	WESTWOOD	Record May 15, 2018, 4:53 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, WESTWOOD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783518.
May 15, 2018, 4:55 PM EDT	Wind	70 mph	ALLENDALE	Record May 15, 2018, 4:55 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, ALLENDALE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783519.
May 15, 2018, 4:55 PM EDT	Wind	70 mph	OAKLAND	Record May 15, 2018, 4:55 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, OAKLAND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783522.
May 15, 2018, 4:57 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	LITTLE FALLS	Record May 15, 2018, 4:57 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, LITTLE FALLS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783520.
May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT	Wind	65 mph	HARRISON	Record May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 65 mph, HARRISON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:867eb0c048bc653c83513d53f911e79d9d46fe6e7ffbc919862dd88670f41432.
May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT	Wind	67 mph	LEBANON	Record May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 67 mph, LEBANON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a2138078b3b97a85cbe8a6c0a0fe203c2bc05bf7a4e35011f6027c50c7c727ec.
May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	ORADELL	Record May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, ORADELL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783523.
May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT	Wind	70 mph	CLIFTON	Record May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, CLIFTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783524.
May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT	Wind	64 mph	NORTH ARLINGTON	Record May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 64 mph, NORTH ARLINGTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783525.
May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	PROSPECT PARK	Record May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, PROSPECT PARK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783532.
May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	GLEN ROCK	Record May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, GLEN ROCK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783534.
May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT	Wind	70 mph	WESTWOOD	Record May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, WESTWOOD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783537.
May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT	Wind	70 mph	WORTENDYKE	Record May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, WORTENDYKE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783538.
May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	HILLSDALE	Record May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, HILLSDALE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783541.
May 15, 2018, 5:04 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	ORADELL	Record May 15, 2018, 5:04 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, ORADELL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783526.
May 15, 2018, 5:05 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	WESTWOOD	Record May 15, 2018, 5:05 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, WESTWOOD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783530.
May 15, 2018, 5:05 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	PALISADE	Record May 15, 2018, 5:05 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, PALISADE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783535.
May 15, 2018, 5:06 PM EDT	Wind	81 mph	CLIFTON	Record May 15, 2018, 5:06 PM EDT. Wind, 81 mph, CLIFTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783527.
May 15, 2018, 5:08 PM EDT	Wind	70 mph	KINGSLAND	Record May 15, 2018, 5:08 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, KINGSLAND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783528.
May 15, 2018, 5:11 PM EDT	Wind	70 mph	NORTH ARLINGTON	Record May 15, 2018, 5:11 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, NORTH ARLINGTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783529.
May 15, 2018, 5:13 PM EDT	Wind	64 mph	PORT READING	Record May 15, 2018, 5:13 PM EDT. Wind, 64 mph, PORT READING. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f075ebe6b973271b2935180681209218d0da240f57ad14182ffb988aff295ca8.
May 15, 2018, 5:13 PM EDT	Wind	64 mph	AVENEL	Record May 15, 2018, 5:13 PM EDT. Wind, 64 mph, AVENEL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:746639.
May 15, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	EAST NEWARK	Record May 15, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, EAST NEWARK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783531.
May 15, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	COYTESVILLE	Record May 15, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, COYTESVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783536.
May 15, 2018, 5:20 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	CRANFORD	Record May 15, 2018, 5:20 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, CRANFORD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783533.
May 15, 2018, 5:25 PM EDT	Wind	70 mph	CRANFORD JCT	Record May 15, 2018, 5:25 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, CRANFORD JCT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783539.
May 15, 2018, 6:17 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	FREEHOLD	Record May 15, 2018, 6:17 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, FREEHOLD. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:bbc28164866216a854d48ee4744a3434399e6b05a5b832f48cd2e55d05527ec7.

Wind, 60 mph

May 15, 2018, 4:42 PM EDT

PINECREST LAKE
Record
- May 15, 2018, 4:42 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, PINECREST LAKE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783513.
Wind, 66 mph

May 15, 2018, 4:44 PM EDT

CALDWELL
Record
- May 15, 2018, 4:44 PM EDT. Wind, 66 mph, CALDWELL. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:02bd697bc938e5e7b06c408355957e2dd1703ffba904730a67315e50e7e17e41.
Wind, 66 mph

May 15, 2018, 4:44 PM EDT

GARFIELD
Record
- May 15, 2018, 4:44 PM EDT. Wind, 66 mph, GARFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783516.
Wind, 70 mph

May 15, 2018, 4:45 PM EDT

MONTVALE
Record
- May 15, 2018, 4:45 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, MONTVALE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783512.
Wind, 70 mph

May 15, 2018, 4:45 PM EDT

CALDWELL
Record
- May 15, 2018, 4:45 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, CALDWELL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783514.
Wind, 70 mph

May 15, 2018, 4:49 PM EDT

OAKLAND
Record
- May 15, 2018, 4:49 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, OAKLAND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783515.
Wind, 60 mph

May 15, 2018, 4:50 PM EDT

OAKLAND
Record
- May 15, 2018, 4:50 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, OAKLAND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783521.
Wind, 70 mph

May 15, 2018, 4:52 PM EDT

WEST ORANGE
Record
- May 15, 2018, 4:52 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, WEST ORANGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783517.
Wind, 70 mph

May 15, 2018, 4:53 PM EDT

WESTWOOD
Record
- May 15, 2018, 4:53 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, WESTWOOD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783518.
Wind, 70 mph

May 15, 2018, 4:55 PM EDT

ALLENDALE
Record
- May 15, 2018, 4:55 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, ALLENDALE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783519.
Wind, 70 mph

May 15, 2018, 4:55 PM EDT

OAKLAND
Record
- May 15, 2018, 4:55 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, OAKLAND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783522.
Wind, 60 mph

May 15, 2018, 4:57 PM EDT

LITTLE FALLS
Record
- May 15, 2018, 4:57 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, LITTLE FALLS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783520.
Wind, 65 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT

HARRISON
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 65 mph, HARRISON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:867eb0c048bc653c83513d53f911e79d9d46fe6e7ffbc919862dd88670f41432.
Wind, 67 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT

LEBANON
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 67 mph, LEBANON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a2138078b3b97a85cbe8a6c0a0fe203c2bc05bf7a4e35011f6027c50c7c727ec.
Wind, 60 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT

ORADELL
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, ORADELL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783523.
Wind, 70 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT

CLIFTON
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, CLIFTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783524.
Wind, 64 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT

NORTH ARLINGTON
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 64 mph, NORTH ARLINGTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783525.
Wind, 60 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT

PROSPECT PARK
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, PROSPECT PARK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783532.
Wind, 60 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT

GLEN ROCK
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, GLEN ROCK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783534.
Wind, 70 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT

WESTWOOD
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, WESTWOOD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783537.
Wind, 70 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT

WORTENDYKE
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, WORTENDYKE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783538.
Wind, 60 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT

HILLSDALE
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, HILLSDALE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783541.
Wind, 60 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:04 PM EDT

ORADELL
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:04 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, ORADELL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783526.
Wind, 60 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:05 PM EDT

WESTWOOD
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:05 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, WESTWOOD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783530.
Wind, 60 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:05 PM EDT

PALISADE
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:05 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, PALISADE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783535.
Wind, 81 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:06 PM EDT

CLIFTON
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:06 PM EDT. Wind, 81 mph, CLIFTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783527.
Wind, 70 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:08 PM EDT

KINGSLAND
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:08 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, KINGSLAND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783528.
Wind, 70 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:11 PM EDT

NORTH ARLINGTON
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:11 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, NORTH ARLINGTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783529.
Wind, 64 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:13 PM EDT

PORT READING
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:13 PM EDT. Wind, 64 mph, PORT READING. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f075ebe6b973271b2935180681209218d0da240f57ad14182ffb988aff295ca8.
Wind, 64 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:13 PM EDT

AVENEL
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:13 PM EDT. Wind, 64 mph, AVENEL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:746639.
Wind, 60 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT

EAST NEWARK
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, EAST NEWARK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783531.
Wind, 60 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT

COYTESVILLE
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, COYTESVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783536.
Wind, 60 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:20 PM EDT

CRANFORD
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:20 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, CRANFORD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783533.
Wind, 70 mph

May 15, 2018, 5:25 PM EDT

CRANFORD JCT
Record
- May 15, 2018, 5:25 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, CRANFORD JCT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:783539.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 15, 2018, 6:17 PM EDT

FREEHOLD
Record
- May 15, 2018, 6:17 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, FREEHOLD. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:bbc28164866216a854d48ee4744a3434399e6b05a5b832f48cd2e55d05527ec7.

How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

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