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Trenton storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Trenton, NJ, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

Live alerts for Trenton, NJ

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    Severe weather in Trenton by the numbers

    16.1severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    4.3hail days a year
    74storm reports in the last 12 months
    2.50″biggest hail since 2016 (May 20, 2022)
    23tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF3

    Trenton sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,317 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 158 hail reports, 1,136 damaging-wind reports and 23 tornado reports. On average that is 16.1 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 69% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 2 hail reports, 72 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Trenton; the largest hail was 1.50″ (walnut / ping pong ball) on Jun 22, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Trenton

    DateReportWhere
    Oct 16, 2026Damaging wind21 mi N · Hunterdon Co.
    Aug 20, 2026Damaging wind5 mi SW · Bucks Co.
    Aug 7, 2026Damaging wind8 mi NE · Mercer Co.
    Jul 28, 2026Damaging wind22 mi NE · Middlesex Co.
    Jul 27, 2026Hail 1.00″9 mi NW · Mercer Co.
    Jul 21, 2026Damaging wind17 mi N · Somerset Co.
    Jul 18, 2026Damaging wind4 mi E · Mercer Co.
    Jul 16, 2026Damaging wind16 mi S · Burlington Co.
    Jul 10, 2026Damaging wind21 mi E · Monmouth Co.
    Jul 4, 2026Damaging wind7 mi NW · Mercer Co.

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    07014021028016: 12 hail16: 67 damaging wind1617: 8 hail17: 51 damaging wind1718: 1 hail18: 13 damaging wind1819: 26 hail19: 180 damaging wind19: 3 tornado1920: 25 hail20: 254 damaging wind20: 1 tornado2021: 18 hail21: 175 damaging wind21: 10 tornado2122: 19 hail22: 32 damaging wind2223: 44 hail23: 117 damaging wind23: 8 tornado2324: 90 damaging wind24: 1 tornado2425: 3 hail25: 89 damaging wind2526: 2 hail26: 68 damaging wind26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Trenton

    0101202302403Jan: 0JanFeb: 47FebMar: 59MarApr: 124AprMay: 71MayJun: 356JunJul: 403JulAug: 155AugSep: 53SepOct: 25OctNov: 21NovDec: 3Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Trenton

    Trenton averages 4.3 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.50 inches — about the size of a tennis ball — reported 25 miles from the city centre on May 20, 2022. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Trenton

    There have been 23 tornado reports within 25 miles of Trenton since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Jul 29, 2021, 15 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Questions about storms in Trenton

    Does Trenton get a lot of severe storms?

    Trenton averages 16.1 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Trenton?

    Most severe-weather reports around Trenton come in June, July, August.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Trenton?

    2.50 inches (tennis ball size) on May 20, 2022, 25 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Trenton?

    Yes — 23 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Jul 29, 2021.

    How do I get storm alerts for Trenton?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Trenton, NJ. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Trenton, NJ. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.