Alert archive / Delaware / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Delaware, 2020
85 severe thunderstorm warnings in 2020. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 85
- Busiest month
- August30 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- August 28, 20207 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 8:52 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 53 min |
| Feb 7, 9:24 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 66 min |
| Feb 7, 9:36 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 39 min |
| Mar 3, 8:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 51 min |
| Mar 3, 9:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 51 min |
| Apr 7, 11:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 27 min |
| Apr 9, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 11:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 41 min |
| Apr 10, 12:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 14 min |
| Apr 10, 12:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 57 min |
| Apr 13, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 64 min |
| Apr 13, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 38 min |
| Apr 13, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent | 65 min |
| Apr 21, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 56 min |
| Apr 21, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 56 min |
| Apr 21, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 74 min |
| May 3, 11:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 20 min |
| Jun 3, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 12:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 69 min |
| Jun 3, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 58 min |
| Jun 3, 8:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 24 min |
| Jun 4, 10:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 10:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 10:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 42 min |
| Jun 22, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 15 min |
| Jun 22, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 22 min |
| Jun 23, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 48 min |
| Jun 27, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent | 35 min |
| Jun 28, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 34 min |
| Jun 28, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 12:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 54 min |
| Jul 6, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 53 min |
| Jul 6, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 64 min |
| Jul 6, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 37 min |
| Jul 6, 9:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 24 min |
| Jul 21, 10:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 52 min |
| Jul 22, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 57 min |
| Jul 22, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 51 min |
| Jul 23, 10:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 49 min |
| Jul 23, 11:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 45 min |
| Jul 23, 11:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 44 min |
| Aug 4, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 6:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 62 min |
| Aug 6, 6:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 41 min |
| Aug 6, 7:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 7:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 8:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 52 min |
| Aug 7, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 63 min |
| Aug 7, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 51 min |
| Aug 12, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent | 52 min |
| Aug 12, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 45 min |
| Aug 12, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 37 min |
| Aug 17, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 16 min |
| Aug 23, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 48 min |
| Aug 25, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 40 min |
| Aug 25, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 40 min |
| Aug 25, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 19 min |
| Aug 25, 9:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 48 min |
| Aug 27, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 35 min |
| Aug 28, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 52 min |
| Aug 28, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 50 min |
| Aug 28, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 24 min |
| Aug 28, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 53 min |
| Aug 28, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 44 min |
| Aug 28, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 66 min |
| Aug 28, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 43 min |
| Aug 29, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 26 min |
| Sep 3, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 57 min |
| Sep 3, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 65 min |
| Sep 3, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 61 min |
| Nov 15, 6:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 67 min |
| Nov 15, 7:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 80 min |
| Nov 15, 7:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 70 min |
| Nov 15, 8:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 63 min |
| Nov 30, 2:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 49 min |
| Nov 30, 3:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 44 min |
| Nov 30, 3:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 56 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.