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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 08648

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 08648 from March 22, 1955 through July 8, 2025, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
6
Wind Reports
37
Tornado Reports
2
Max Hail Size
1.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 08648 · 1955–present Updated  Daily · last Jul 8, 2025

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 08648

6 reports
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1.00″ hail
Feb 21, 2023
8:30 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
0.75″ hail
Jun 24, 2011
3:40 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Penny size hail fell in Lawrence Township.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Lawrenceville, NJ
1.00″ hail
Aug 11, 2004
5:52 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
0.75″ hail
Jul 9, 1997
5:45 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
1.75″ hail
Jun 24, 1985
2:45 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, NJ
1.75″ hail
Jun 24, 1985
2:15 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, NJ
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near ZIP 08648

37 reports
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UNK mph
Jul 8, 2025
10:30 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: As of 6:48pm... theres a Downed tree on US 1 southbound North of Franklin Corner Rd/Bakers Basin Rd in Lawrence Twp. All lanes closed. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 E Lawrence Twp, NJ
UNK mph
Jul 8, 2025
10:20 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees and powerlines down across Rt 1.
NWS Wind Report Location: Lawrence Twp, NJ
UNK mph
Jun 30, 2025
8:04 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Multiple reports of trees and wires down. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
UNK mph
Jun 19, 2025
10:18 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Multiple trees and wires down. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: Lawrence Twp, NJ
UNK mph
Jun 14, 2024
10:00 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: The Fortis Institute building across the highway from where a landspout tornado occurred off of Magnetic Drive had 3 HVAC units displaced on the roof as well as an array of solar panels damaged. This was determined to have been caused by straight line winds and was not associated with the landspout across the highway.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSE Lawrence Twp, NJ
UNK mph
Jun 14, 2024
9:56 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Photos showing 2 flipped over portable toilets... minor structural damage... and tree limbs down near a school. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 WSW Lawrence Twp, NJ
UNK mph
Feb 21, 2023
8:40 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ROUTE 1 CLOSED AT INTERSECTION OF FRANKLIN CORNER ROAD DUE TO POWER LINES DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 ESE Lawrence Twp, NJ
UNK mph
Sep 1, 2021
11:25 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN LAWRENCEVILLE TOWNSHIP. POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: Lawrence Twp, NJ
UNK mph
Jul 29, 2021
10:25 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: WIRES DOWN ALONG WEST CHURCH ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: Lawrence Twp, NJ
UNK mph
Jun 3, 2020
4:33 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
UNK mph
Apr 21, 2020
6:02 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR QUAKERBRIDGE MALL. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 E Lawrenceville, NJ
58 mph
Jan 31, 2013
3:37 AM EST-5
Wind report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires in Hamilton Township and in Lawrence Township including along Princeton Pike. A mesonet site in Hamilton Township measured a wind gust of 58 mph.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1.21 NE Lewisville, NJ
58 mph
Jul 28, 2012
8:15 PM EST-5
Wind report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees in Lawrence Township including a downed tree at the intersection of United States Route 206 at the Princeton Pike.
NWS Wind Report Location: .64 W East Trenton, NJ
60 mph
Jun 9, 2011
6:42 PM EST-5
Wind report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm knocked down large tree limbs and trees along the U.S. Route 206 corridor in Lawrence Township. Sections of the roadway were blocked and closed by the fallen trees.
NWS Wind Report Location: .27 SSW Lawrenceville, NJ
60 mph
May 31, 2010
3:50 PM EST-5
Wind report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm caused wind damage in central Mercer County in Lawrence Township and Trenton. In Lawrence Township, several big trees were knocked down and damaged a couple of homes and buildings as well as knocking down poles. In Trenton: a downed tree damaged the sun porch and second floor of a home on Fisher Place, a tree fell onto a building on South Clinton Avenue and fell across Market Street.
NWS Wind Report Location: .25 S Lawrenceville, NJ
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

Latest NWS Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 08648

2 reports
UNK category
Jun 14, 2024
9:59 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: [Landspout] An EF-0 strength landspout tornado occurred in Lawrence Township in Mercer County. The landspout began near the Marwa Service Center and Conoco gas station near the intersection of Johnson Road and US Route 1 Business (Brunswick Avenue)... where a few trees were uprooted and some softwood trees were snapped. A couple trees fell on the service station... causing some collateral damage. The gas station canopy was not damaged... but a large sign behind the building was snapped. Two large clothes donation bins were tossed into a brushy area. Surveillance footage from the service center showed a distinct convergent nature and shift to the winds as the damage occurred. The landspout then moved northeast into a small wooded area before emerging into a post office parking lot. About a half dozen vehicles were flipped over in the parking lot... and a few parking lot signs were blown over or lofted and carried about 250 yards away across the highway. The post office building sustained some minor stru
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 SSE Lawrence Twp, NJ
UNK category
Feb 21, 2023
8:35 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 08648
Mercer County · 71,470 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: SPORADIC MINOR TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED WEST OF INTERSTATE 295. A CONTINUOUS PATH OF TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED NEAR LAWRENCE STATION ROAD... PARTICULARLY IN A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ALONG FOUNTAYNE LANE. ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO ROOFING OCCURRED IN A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT LAWRENCE SQUARE. ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS IN THIS AREA WERE 105 TO 115 MPH. IN A STRAIGHT LINE FROM THIS DAMAGE... THERE WAS ROOFING DAMAGE AT A RESIDENCE AND A COMMERCIAL BUILDING AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE ALONG QUAKER BRIDGE ROAD. TREE DAMAGE CONTINUED AT A PARK ACROSS THE STREET AND THROUGH THE 2ND AND 11TH HOLES AT THE ADJACENT GOLF COURSE. ADDITIONAL SPORADIC TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS EAST OF THE GOLF COURSE IN WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP. THE LAST TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF OLD TRENTON ROAD AND VILLAGE ROAD.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 ESE Lawrence Twp, NJ
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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U.S. Census Data · ZIP Code

ZIP 08648 area census snapshot

People & households
Population31,142
Households11,553
Housing units12,217
Income
Median household income$118,036
$100k+ households45.5%
$150k+ households23.3%
Housing stock
Single-family detached6,001
Attached single-family2,245
Small multifamily1,435
Large multifamily2,536
Mobile homes0
Housing mix
Single-family share49.1%
Attached-home share18.4%
Multifamily share32.5%
Mobile-home share--
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied7,912
Renter-occupied3,641
Vacant units664
Home value & age
Median home value$395,400
Owner homes $300k+72.8%
Owner homes $500k+29.2%
Owner homes $750k+2.8%
Median year built1980
Older-home share50.4%
Vehicle context
Households with cars10,854
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 08648 have on record?

Our records show 6 hail, 37 wind, and 2 tornado reports in and near ZIP 08648, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on July 8, 2025.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 08648?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 08648 is 1.75″. It was reported near Lawrenceville, NJ on June 24, 1985.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 08648 — does that mean my roof is damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves ZIP 08648 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 08648 — why should I look at its storm history?

Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a ZIP 08648 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 08648 — how does this help me?

Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.

How do I check hail history for a specific ZIP 08648 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 08648 — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in and around ZIP 08648, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 08648, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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