Delaware, 1974Damaging Winds in Delaware, May 12, 1974
May 12, 1974 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kent
- When
- May 12, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Kent County
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -75.600
Thunderstorm Wind,
- When
- May 12, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- County
- Coordinates
- 38.920, -75.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Sussex
- When
- May 12, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Sussex County
- Coordinates
- 38.550, -75.620
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 12, 19743 deaths · 18 injured · $3.0 million · F2 · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 12, 19746 injured · $3.6 million · F2 · 13 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 12, 19742 injured · $2.5 million · F1 · 9 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 12, 1974$25,000 · F2 · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 12, 1974$5,000 · F1 · 10 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, May 12, 197450 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 12, 19741 event
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, May 12, 19741 event
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 12, 19741 event
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, May 12, 19741 event
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 12, 197450 kt wind · 1 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9987367, 9987368, 9987369.